ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,135, issued on June 17, was assigned to WECE Innovations LLC (Houghton, Mich.).
"Spring oscillation based inertia measurement device" was invented by William J. Endres (Houghton, Mich.) and Christopher M. Endres (Houghton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to devices used to measure the mass moment of inertia (MOI) of physical objects. It is a compact device that is easy to use and adjustable to broaden the range of physical object sizes/MOIs that would not otherwise be measurable with a single nonadjustable device. The device protects certain components from being lost, disturbed or damaged by the user by a...