ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,036, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Centre Technique des Industries Mecaniques (France).
"Friction spacer" was invented by Christophe Delcher (Unieux, France) and Martin Jay (Bonson, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A friction spacer adapted to be interposed between two mechanical components in order to transfer a force between the two mechanical components, the friction spacer including a flat part having two opposite surfaces defining a thickness, and a plurality of protuberances projecting from at least one of the surfaces, the protuberances of the plurality of protuberances extending from the at least one of the opposite...