ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,990, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.).
"Method for rotating a toggle link upon an acceleration event greater than a predetermined threshold" was invented by Jahangir S Rastegar (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Jacques Fischer (Sound Beach, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanism including: a toggle rotatably connected to a base structure; a stop fixed to the base for limiting a rotational travel of the toggle, the stop being fixed to the base such that there is no relative movement between the stop and the base; a biasing element having a first end attached to the base and a second end attache...