ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,765, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Siemens AG (Munich).
"Flexible apparatus" was invented by Tanyut Sharma (Karnataka, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible apparatus comprises a plurality of modules arranged sequentially along a central longitudinal axis, including a primary module at one end connected to an actuator. A biasing system with at least one biasing member between each pair of adjacent modules allows for bendable articulation and variable aspect ratio configurations. A transmission mechanism is provided, including at least one set of transmission elements linking each module from the actuator to a secondary...