ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,544, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
"Wearable ergonomic passive assistive device" was invented by Meshary Ahmed Aljarallah (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Abdulmajeed Mohammed Bin Suwaid (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Muhammad Farzik Ijaz (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Khalid Fouad Alqosaibi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable ergonomic passive assistive device operates using a combination of springs and counterweights, which work in tandem to alleviate the pressure on the worker's muscles and joints. The wearable ergonomic passive assistive device also includes the incorporat...