US Patent Issued to Humanscale on July 14 for "Band brake mechanism" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,938, issued on July 14, was assigned to Humanscale Corp. (New York).

"Band brake mechanism" was invented by Vladimir Stanislavovich Chumakov (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band brake suitable for use with height adjustable tables and configured to selectively grip and release a lift band utilized by the table's height adjusting mechanism to raise and lower the work surface. The band brake may include an eccentric roller configured to move between a band-engaged position and a band-disengaged position. A release lever is connected to the eccentric roller and configured to transition the eccentric roller between the b...