ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,209, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to INVENTUS Engineering GmbH (St. Anton i.M., Austria).
"Haptic control device with a magnetorheological braking device" was invented by Stefan Battlogg (St. Anton i.M., Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A haptic operating device having a magnetorheological braking device, a stationary holder, and two brake components. One of the brake components is connected to the holder for fixed rotation therewith. The brake components can be continuously rotated relative to one another about a rotation axis. A first brake component extends along the rotation axis and has a magnetically conductive core. T...