ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,179, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to PERMOBIL INC. (Lebanon, Tenn.).
"Wheelchair" was invented by Douglas Michael Garven Jr. (Lebanon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame assembly for a wheelchair includes a first side member, and a first leg support member coupled to the first side member. The first leg support member includes a first curved portion and a second curved portion, the first curved portion oriented to curve in a first direction, the second curved portion oriented to curve in a second direction, and the first and second directions being different."
The patent was filed on Jan. 26, 2022, under Application No....