ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,808, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Sintokogio Ltd. (Aichi, Japan).
"Interface apparatus and hang gliding experience system" was invented by Yoshikane Tanaami (Nagoya, Japan) and Miyuki Hayashi (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface apparatus for providing a user with a hang gliding experience in a virtual space includes: a control bar which the user is to grip; a tilt mechanism which supports the control bar from above such that the control bar is tiltable; a force sensor that is provided to the tilt mechanism and that detects a force and a moment which are applied from the user to the control bar; and an inp...