ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,775, issued on June 10, was assigned to Bodypoint Inc. (Seattle).
"Locking pivot" was invented by Matthew Kosh (Seattle), Kevin Durant (Seattle) and John Tilden (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking pivot device can include a base, a stop ring, and a shuttle. The stop ring can be supported within the base. The stop ring can include stops formed by an inset in an inner perimeter of the stop ring. The stop ring can also include teeth formed in a different portion of the inner perimeter from the stops. The shuttle can be received in the base. The shuttle can include at least one tooth selectively engageable with the teeth of...