ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,347, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"Electromechanical system comprising capacitive measurement or actuation means and a transmission shaft" was invented by Loic Joet (Grenoble, France) and Samer Dagher (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromechanical system includes a frame; a movable element; a capacitive measurement or actuation system including a first movable electrode and at least one electrode separated from the first movable electrode by a first dielectric medium; a first transmission device for transmitting movement between the m...