US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California, Department of Veterans Affairs on Nov. 11 for "Articulated arm with ramped unlocking and locking mechanism" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,581, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.) and Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington).

"Articulated arm with ramped unlocking and locking mechanism" was invented by Nelson SooHoo (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to articulated arm devices with ramped unlocking and locking mechanisms. The articulated arm devices comprise hinge joints and ball joints that can be locked to position tools or instruments in place in three-dimensional space. Ramped unlocking and locking mechanisms are provided to unlock and lock the hinge joints and bal...