ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,047, issued on April 29, was assigned to Hyspan Precision Products Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).
"Hyperboloid (concave) bellows" was invented by Zoltan Takarich (La Jolla, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The hyperboloid (or concave) exhaust bellows includes a plurality of convolutions of varying heights arranged in a hyperboloid (or concave) configuration. The hyperboloid bellows has increased strength and resiliency in high stress environments due to the hyperboloid configuration of the convolutions. The hyperboloid bellows allows for increased lateral movement in the same axial space or envelope compared to the prior art. The hy...