ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,785, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Agility Robotics Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"Cycloid gear assembly with partial contact and related technology" was invented by Kevin Sweeney (Albany, Ore.) and Jonathan Hurst (Albany, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gear assembly in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes first and second supports extending circumferentially around an assembly axis in first and second planes, respectively. The gear assembly includes a first transfer member having first lobes and first troughs circumferentially alternating around the assembly axis in a third plane. The gear as...