ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,954, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to LINDNERHOF-TAKTIK GMBH (Lenggries, Germany).

"Carrying system for a piece of equipment" was invented by Martin Schwager (Penzberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a carrying system for an item of equipment, comprising a carrying rack on which shoulder straps and a waist strap are arranged, and a load carrier to which the item of equipment is releasably attachable, wherein the load carrier is formed by an inherently rigid carrying element which supports the weight of the item of equipment in the vertical direction. Provision is made for that the load carrie...