ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,469, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SPIN MASTER LTD. (Toronto).
"Toy vehicle track with lift, release and stunt apparatuses" was invented by David Sheltman (Los Angeles), Eli Halpert (Los Angeles), Liliana Sanchez Bravo (Long Beach, Calif.) and Adrian Kwan (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy vehicle track system includes a lifting apparatus, a releasing apparatus, and a stunt apparatus. The lifting apparatus includes a drive wheel rotatable to pull a carrier line attached to a carrier including a vehicle holder that is positioned for holding a toy vehicle. The release apparatus includes a stop structure attached to th...