US Patent Issued to General Vibration on July 29 for "Aerodynamic eccentric rotating mass attachment for vibration motor" (California, Indiana, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,978, issued on July 29, was assigned to General Vibration Corp. (San Francisco).

"Aerodynamic eccentric rotating mass attachment for vibration motor" was invented by John Houston (San Francisco), Nicholas G. Currier (San Jose, Calif.), Nikhil Bajaj (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Rob Morris (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology introduces a new type of attachment to the shaft of a vibration motor designed to have the dual properties of eccentricity and an aerodynamic shape. This aerodynamic shape is intended to enhance the performance of the ERM-based device, improve its capabilities, or both. In this disclosure the te...