ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,966, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to FANUC Corp. (Yamanashi, Japan).

"Displacement detection device" was invented by Kazuki Wakabayashi (Yamanashi-ken, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A displacement detection device includes a first plate member and a second plate member that extend in a predetermined direction; and a sensor that detects displacement. Opposite ends of the first plate member are respectively connected to opposite ends of the second plate member. Each of the first and second plate members has a first end portion and a second end portion, and also has a middle portion located between these two end portions. A ...