ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,765, issued on Nov. 4.
"Universal adjuster" was invented by Tsun-Chi Liao (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal adjuster includes a pivot rod, two clamping housings, two C-shaped rings, two side housings, a pressing column, and a locking operating element. The clamping housings surround the pivot rod and jointly form a clamping ring having a first rotational degree of freedom relative to the pivot rod. Two sides of the clamping ring respectively include a circular outer surface, and the C-shaped rings are rotatably sleeved on the two circular outer surfaces to have a second rotational degree of freedom. The side...