ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,625, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Friction brake for articulating arm linkage" was invented by Alison Dsouza (Karnataka, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary articulating arms include a first articulating arm segment, a second articulating arm segment, and an articulating linkage movably connecting the first articulating arm segment and the second articulating arm segment. An articulating linkage includes a shaft having a first end and a second end, the shaft extending through the first articulating arm segment and the second articulating arm segment, and a friction brake c...