ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,952, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to MTD PRODUCTS INC (Valley City, Ohio).
"Passive self-adjusting standing platform assembly for a lawn maintenance apparatus" was invented by Michael Gretchko (North Ridgeville, Ohio), Adam Hiller (Jeromesville, Ohio), Adam Woodrum (Wakeman, Ohio) and Cory Bringhurst (Valley City, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passive self-adjusting standing platform assembly for a lawn maintenance apparatus having a frame. The passive self-adjusting standing platform assembly includes a base, a guide assembly attached to the base, and a platform assembly that is selectively movable or slidable relative to t...