ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,705, issued on Nov. 4.
"Multi-directional radial clutch to store potential energy" was invented by Matthew Higgins (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus to store and release potential energy. Two clutch bodies, radial ring, first and second crossbars, and first and second radial tees are disposed on an axle. Sets of radial spring tube assemblies are attached to both the first radial tee and the second radial tee, and the distal ends of the sets of radial spring tube assemblies are each attached to the radial ring. The radial spring tube assemblies store energy via springs when the axle is rotated and the first...