ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,914, issued on June 17, was assigned to SafeWorks LLC (Tukwila, Wash.).
"Elevator installation method and apparatus" was invented by David Arevalo Romo (Bonney Lake, Wash.) and Christopher Patrick Bates (Spring, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevator installation system and method is disclosed that includes a support structure having a first surface and a second surface. The support structure is oriented such that the first surface faces in a first direction and the second surface faces in a second direction opposite the first direction. The system further includes a hoist supporting the support structure such that at least...