US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Dec. 9 for "Shipboard gimbal trunnion" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,975, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Shipboard gimbal trunnion" was invented by Matthew D. Lehr (King George, Va.), Timothy Li Ming Peng (Fredericksburg, Va.), Aaron C. Williams (Yorktown, Va.), Michael O. Koehler (Doswell, Va.) and Jonathan U. Crook (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shipboard platform is provided for azimuth and elevation pivoting of a targeting payload. The platform is coupled to a ship and includes a pedestal, an azimuth drive trunnion, a yoke having first and second struts, an elevation drive trunnion and an...