US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on June 24 for "Linear bearing clutch" (District Of Columbia, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,863, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Linear bearing clutch" was invented by Ryan D. Seery (Washington), Matthew S. Bailey (Baltimore) and Daniel M. Shaefer (Ellicott City, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear bearing clutch includes a first surface, a second surface, one or more contact elements, and a holding device. The first surface includes a tapered surface. The second surface includes a flat or curved surface. The holding device is configured to hold the one or more contact elements. The first surface is configured to permit motion of the one or more contact elements along a ...