ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,883, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to MPOWER MOBILITY INC. (Moorpark, Calif.).
"Manually foldable wheelchair ramp" was invented by Stanton David Saucier (Tarzana, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp assembly comprises a support defining a vertical and horizontal pivot axes and a ramp with a first ramp portion coupled at one side thereof to the support, a second ramp portion, and a hinge connecting the second ramp portion to the first ramp portion. The second ramp section is manually movable between a generally folded stowed position being disposed in a surface-to-surface facing arrangement with the first ramp section and...