ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,435, issued on July 8, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Rotation hoists" was invented by Jeffrey A. Robideau (Hood River, Ore.), Timothy I. Crase (Washougal, Wash.), David C. Wolff (Longview, Ore.), Keith P. White (Sandy, Ore.), Gary E. Georgeson (Tacoma, Wash.), Boun Sinvongsa (Portland, Ore.), Ralph A. Picarello Jr. (Tempe, Ariz.), Thomas A. Mazur (Mesa, Ariz.) and Paul W. Liner Jr. (Scappoose, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rotation hoists are disclosed. A disclosed example rotation hoist to support a component includes a platform having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a body supported by ...