ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,587, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to PERMOBIL INC. (Lebanon, Tenn.).

"Caster adjustment assembly for a wheelchair" was invented by Spencer Cookson (West Richland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caster wheel adjustment assembly for a wheelchair includes a first mounting member coupled to a wheelchair frame member, a second mounting member coupled to a caster wheel, and an angle adjustment member defining a first side opposite a second side. The first side defines a plurality of first projections, and the second side defines a plurality of second projections. The first plurality of projections includes a different number o...