ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,130, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Anna Sant Barba (Barcelona, Spain).
"Articulated support arm" was invented by Josep Sant Pont (Sant Marti de Centelles, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulated supporting arm having a first rigid section, a second rigid section, a third rigid section, a first flexible section and a second flexible section, The articulated supporting arm is formed by a plurality of flat strips having two flat sides parallel to each other, Each of the flat strips has one or two flat sides overlapped with, parallel to and in close contact with, flat sides of adjacent flat strips. A compressive covering...