ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,120, issued on June 17.
"Dynamically adjustable azimuth control for a phonograph tonearm" was invented by Gregory R. Viggiano (Alexandria, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phonographic tonearm apparatus including a single filament mechanism for dynamically adjusting the azimuth of the cartridge stylus in real-time during playback of vinyl phonographic records while keeping the tonearm's pivot point in a fixed frictionless position. The tonearm's fixed pivot point provides a rigid and stable position for improved vertical and horizontal tracking performance while allowing for dynamic azimuth adjustment to optimize maximum signal s...