ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,366, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).

"Lead screw control actuation system" was invented by Ross J. Wendell (Medford, Mass.), Matthew M. Hall (Nashua, N.H.) and Elizabeth A. Deloia (Westford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lead screw control actuation system. A system according to an embodiment includes a motor configured to rotate a lead screw that is configured to increase torque provided by the motor. The lead screw is coupled to a nut through a threaded opening such that rotation of the lead screw causes the nut to move along a longitudinal ...