ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,695, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NORTHROP GRUMMAN LITEF GMBH (Freiburg, Germany).
"Torsion spring element" was invented by Jan Daniel Rende (Herbolzheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame (110) is rotatably coupled to a substrate (200) by way of a torsion spring element (100), wherein the frame (110) can be both twisted in relation to the substrate (200) and moved linearly in relation to said substrate (200). The torsion spring element (100) is made of a single piece and suitable for use in micro-electromechanical devices."
The patent was filed on May 5, 2021, under Application No. 17/923,031.
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