ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,269, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Radia (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Container lifting system" was invented by Erik John Sundine (Monticello, Minn.) and Josh Robert Erdman (Delano, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting assistance apparatus includes a vertically-suspended lift control device configured to selectively linearly retract, linearly extend, or hold a retractable load-bearing feature, a lifting attachment attached to the retractable load-bearing feature, where the lifting attachment includes an angled portion having two horizontally opposed lifting arms connected via a member and configured to fit to a container with a...