ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,719, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Yakima Products Inc. (Lake Oswego, Ore.).
"Vertical bicycle rack" was invented by Scott A. McFadden (Portland, Ore.), Kirk William Turner (Moscow, Idaho), Joseph P. Burkley (Portland, Ore.) and Brandon Michael Willems (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vertical bicycle rack is disclosed, including a horizontal beam and a plurality of support stations mounted to the horizontal beam. Each station is configured to support a bicycle in a vertical position and including a pair of cradles. Each cradle is configured to receive a handlebar of the supported bicycle and includes a strap t...