US Patent Issued to The Raymond on March 18 for "Back pad assembly for a material handling vehicle" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,047, issued on March 18, was assigned to The Raymond Corp. (Greene, N.Y.).

"Back pad assembly for a material handling vehicle" was invented by Daniel B. Miller (Greene, N.Y.), Gregory W. Smiley (Greene, N.Y.), Joseph T. Yahner (Chenango Forks, N.Y.), Kurt R. Lutz (Greene, N.Y.), Kurt R. Werner (Auburn, N.Y.), Michael W. Konieczny (Skaneateles, N.Y.), Frank J. Witkowski III (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Howard Scott Ryan (Skaneateles, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A back pad assembly for a material handling vehicle is provided that includes a back pad, a framework, and a mounting frame. The back pad includes a center portion, a first si...