ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,776, issued on July 8, was assigned to United States Luggage (Hauppauge, N.Y.).
"Compression and expansion device for luggage" was invented by Richard Krulik (Northport, N.Y.), Adam Courter (Long Beach, N.Y.), Hayley Lawson (Long Beach, N.Y.) and Jon Davies (Riverhead, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression expansion device for an article of luggage and luggage comprising same is disclosed. In one particular practice: the device comprises a base section disposed in sliding relation with an expansion body engaged with each other by coil springs. A flexible portion on either the base section or expansion body comprises a ridg...