ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,121, issued on Sept. 30.
"Reducing position repeatability error in linear motion systems" was invented by Ray Sundby (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear movement system may comprise a base having two parallel rails, a table comprising two rail bearings configured to move in one dimension relative to the table and along the rails, and two force stabilization components secured to the table and configured to exert and aggregate rotational force on the table relative to the base. The force stabilization components may each comprise a fixed block secured to the table and a free-moving block in contact with the fixed...