ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,221, issued on May 27, was assigned to Interior Life Productions LLC (Dumfries, Va.).
"Helical band actuator" was invented by John K. Donovan (Dumfries, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and improved helical band actuator (HBA) is provided with a closed conduit upon a radially innermost edge portion of its first elongated fastening band that can accommodate electrical power wiring, as well as fiber optic cables, such that electrical power and computer control data can be transmitted from an electrical power source (EPS) and a central processing unit (CPU) to a powered component supported upon a load-bearing platform being elev...