US Patent Issued to Elena Roussanova on Sept. 30 for "Mechanical walking device with step size adjustment" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,082, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Elena Roussanova (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

"Mechanical walking device with step size adjustment" was invented by Elena Roussanova (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical walker has at least three legs on each side, and relative step sizes on the left and right sides can be modified to alter directional movement of the walker. Walkers can be powered in any suitable manner, including using human and/or electrical power. Walkers preferably have an upper linkage between first and third legs, a lower linkage between first and third legs, and an intermediate linkage between seco...