ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,050, issued on May 26, was assigned to SPECULAR THEORY INC. (Venice, Calif.).

"Aircraft simulation yoke, and associated systems and methods" was invented by Mitchel Thompson (Livermore, Calif.) and Daniel Michelson (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aircraft simulation yokes, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a yoke handle, and an anchoring device operably connected to the yoke handle. The anchoring device includes a first linkage pivotably coupled to a first section of the yoke handle, a second linkage pivotably coupled to a second section of the yoke handle, and a ...