ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,268, issued on March 24, was assigned to Yawman LLC (Carmel, Ind.).
"Controlling simulated and remotely controlled devices with handheld devices" was invented by Thomas Michael Nield (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a general aspect, a handheld controller device includes a housing and a trigger assembly. The housing is configured to be held in the hands of a user. The trigger assembly includes a pair of triggers extending outward from a side of the handheld controller device and configured to move along respective trigger paths. A coupling assembly is disposed inside the housing and connected to the pair of triggers....