ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,717, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to THK Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Limited stroke linear guide device" was invented by Ayako Miyajima (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a finite stroke type linear guide device including: a guide member (3) including a guide groove (30) and formed into a channel shape; a shaft member (4) configured to move inside the guide groove (30) along a longitudinal direction of the guide groove (30); a large number of rolling elements configured to roll between the guide member (3) and the shaft member (4) while bearing a load; and a cage (5) configured to be arranged inside the guide groove (30) of ...