ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,901, issued on Feb. 3.
"Reverse angled point slider" was invented by Tobin Spohr (Grass Valley, Calif.) and Franck Barresi (Region de Strasbourg, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching apparatus comprising a point detector connecting rod connected at one end to a switch machine and to at least one point at the opposite end. The point detector connecting rod is attached to the point via an angled block that permits a sliding motion relative to the point."
The patent was filed on May 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/325,108.
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