Stertil-Koni USA announced that its parent company, Stertil B.V., has been awarded Canadian patent 2,567,386 (“the ‘386 Patent”) on March 17, which is directed to lifts for motor vehicles.
This patent documentation, entitled “Device and System for Lifting a Motor Vehicle,” gives Stertil the exclusive rights to the manufacture, use and sale of the claimed lifts in Canada until May 17, 2025.
Canadian patent 2,567,386 is for the company’s EcoLift heavy duty scissor lift. The ‘386 patent will cover the EcoLift system, including the combination of the scissor mechanism, carriage, cover, and other parts.
Stertil-Koni was previously awarded two United States patents for the EcoLift.
- On June 5, 2012, Stertil-Koni was awarded U.S. Patent 8,191,865, which first covered the EcoLift, including the combination of the scissor mechanism, carriage, cover, and other parts.
- On Sept. 3, 2013, Stertil-Koni was awarded U.S. Patent 8,523,146 B2, for its innovative shallow pit, heavy duty scissor lift, EcoLift, issued from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). This patent covers the advanced process by which the Stertil-Koni EcoLift utilizes a shallow pit scissor lift to raise vehicles.
In making the announcement, Stertil-Koni USA President Jean DellAmore, stated, “Our company takes great pride in its ability to innovate and engineer superior heavy duty lifting systems for the benefit of our customers. That is precisely why we are so pleased and proud that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recognized the inventiveness of the EcoLift scissor lift.”
