ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,363, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Safety Walker LLC (Flagstaff, Ariz.).

"Safety walker with fall support and torso support assembly" was invented by Michel Fulkerson (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety walker is configured to allow easy entry and exit and to provide supports to prevent falls from occurring by incorporating a fall support that extends from a front end centrally back to an extended end. The fall support is configured to extend between a person's legs as they walk within the open area of the safety walker. The safety walker may also have a torso support with a left torso arm and a right tors...