ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,244, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to RCR ENTERPRISES LLC (Welcome, N.C.).
"Barrier movement assist system and method of use" was invented by Benjamin Lynn Hinson (Kannapolis, N.C.), Mitchell Ryan Fenton (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Bryan Glenn Childress (Lexington, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier movement assist system aids in the moving of a barrier, the barrier assist system comprising one or more support members; one or more assist devices operatively coupled to the one or more support members, wherein an assist device comprises: a rotational member; and a flexible member operatively coupled to the rotational member ...