ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,715, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Articulated joint system" was invented by Anisha Vyas (Orlando, Fla.), Timothy J. Eck (Windermere, Fla.), Haz Minor (Wyoming, Ohio), Phil Said (South Lyon, Mich.), Le Phan (Winter Park, Fla.) and David Gerard Majdali (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure relate to an articulated joint. The articulated joint includes a first rotatable joint member including a first socket cavity, and a second rotatable joint member including a second socket cavity. The articulated joint further includes an elongated member incl...