ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,051, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to JERMEC Engineering LLC (Mesa, Ariz.).

"Bi-directional adjustable prosthetic limb connection" was invented by Michael Hitchcock (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable prosthetic limb connection with a mounting plate, an alignment mechanism, and a lower connector. The alignment mechanism is configured to allow adjustment of the alignment of the lower connector with respect to the mounting plate. The alignment mechanism may comprise a base plate, an outer cam configured to sit within the base plate, and a center cam configured to sit within an outer cam aperture of the outer c...