ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,129, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Nabtesco Corp. (Tokyo).
"Joint structure and manufacturing method thereof" was invented by Tsutomu Yasui (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint structure includes a bent portion, a first member configured to be connected rotatably to a mating member, a second member configured to be connected rotatably to an actuator for driving the mating member, and a core shaft. The core shaft has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The core shaft is connected to the first member at the first connecting portion and connected to the second member at the second connecting porti...