ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,209, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to YINGKOU LIAONAN DEVI MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Co. LTD (Liaoning, China) and ASTON TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Chantilly, Va.).

"Vertical tire changer with double-sided tool and overturning structure" was invented by Guilin Jiang (Liaoning, China) and Yiming Jiang (Liaoning, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vertical tire changer with a double-sided tool and an overturning structure is provided. The vertical tire changer includes a pedal, a base, an operating platform, a pulley, a double-sided tool rotating structure, a small pressing wheel structure, a large pressing wheel structure, a lifting seat and ...