ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,935, issued on Nov. 18.
"Self-locking fluidic clamping device" was invented by Miha Vrhovec (Horjul, Slovenia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a fluidic clamping device (100) comprising a sleeve (110) for clamping and holding a movable part (200). The sleeve (110) comprises a central element (111) having a cross-section in a longitudinal direction of the central element (111), comprising a cavity configured to receive the movable part (200). The fluidic clamping device (100) is characterized in that the sleeve (110) further comprises at least one chamber (112) disposed on an outer periphery of the central...