ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,657, issued on April 15, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Interface for an exoskeleton" was invented by Harry Duane Romo (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface system includes a support belt, a strap assembly, and a frame system. The frame system includes a first frame member and a second frame member. The first frame member and the second frame member each respectively have an upper attachment portion configured to have an assistive device attached thereto at a first shoulder mount assembly and a second shoulder mount assembly, respectively. The first frame member and the second fr...