ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,148, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Peter A Feinstein Patents LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Band with bistable actuation mechanism employing flexible element" was invented by Peter A. Feinstein (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Ivyann Oveson Running (Orem, Utah), Brian Jensen (Orem, Utah), Nathan Usevitch (Vineyard, Utah), Bryce David Parkinson (State College, Pa.), Andrew Geyser (Fort Collins, Colo.), Carter Stentzel (San Antonio) and Isaac Weaver (Provo, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band has at least one actuator including first and second members connected to one another so as to be pivotable between open and closed posi...