ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,725, issued on July 15, was assigned to PRITEC VACULYFT AB (Fjaras, Sweden).
"Vacuum lifting device" was invented by Roland Andersson (Fjaras, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum lifting device to facilitate the lifting and/or repositioning of an article having an external surface as set out herein comprises at least one pair of handles and a base having opposed first and second surfaces, the base having an aperture arranged through the base. The second surface is arranged is provided with a continuous sealing joint projecting downwards from the second surface defining an enclosed area which includes the aperture on the bo...