ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,213, issued on April 29, was assigned to RATIER-FIGEAC SAS (Figeac, France).
"Stops for force sensor" was invented by Cedric Antraygue (Figeac, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piloting device for piloting an aircraft includes a piloting member suitable for being actuated by a pilot, a mechanism for mounting and guiding in rotation the piloting member about at least one rotation axis with respect to a frame, at least one force sensor connected between the piloting member. The mechanism includes at least one sensing element configured to produce a signal upon deformation indicative of a force applied to the piloting member. The ...