ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,912, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to AGADE, S. R. L. (Milan).

"Load compensation device, in particular of gravitational loads, applicable to exoskeletons" was invented by Lorenzo Aquilante (Treglio, Italy), Mattia Tabaglio (Inveruno, Italy), Daniele Ramirez (Genoa, Italy), Francesco Braghin (Varese, Italy), Alessandra Laura Giulia Pedrocchi (Segrate, Italy), Marta Gandolla (Gavirate, Italy) and Stefano Dalla Gasperina (Cesiomaggiore, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load compensation device may include an assisted joint configured to be constrained to a support structure; a main rod comprising a proximal end connected to the...