US Patent Issued to LIKO Research & Development on Sept. 9 for "Sling bars and lift assemblies including sling bars" (Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,089, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to LIKO Research & Development AB (Lulea, Sweden).

"Sling bars and lift assemblies including sling bars" was invented by Christian H. Reinke (York, S.C.), Todd P. O'Neal (Fairfield, Ohio) and James Walke (Batesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sling bar includes a frame defining a central hub, a first hook extending from the central hub, and a second hook extending from the central hub. The central hub includes a wall defining an internal hollow region and an external hub surface, the internal hollow region shaped and sized to receive a ferromagnetic insert therein, and one or more nic...