ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,302, issued on July 14, was assigned to Taska Prosthetics Ltd. (Christchurch, New Zealand).
"Automated hand" was invented by Mathew James Jury (Maungaraki, New Zealand), David Neil Lovegrove (Huntsbury, New Zealand), Ross Hughan Dawson (Addington, New Zealand), Oliver Charles Graham Jackson-Hill (Beckenham, New Zealand), Darryl John Best (Governors Bay, New Zealand) and Jonathan David Lowy (Beach Haven, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an automated hand, such as a prosthetic hand. In one form, the automated hand may be fluid compatible. In one form, the automated hand may comprise features to reduce...