ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,339, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Linear actuator" was invented by Trevor R. Haney (Jenison, Mich.), Kevin T. Downey (Rockford, Mich.) and Tyler J. Dally (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear actuator has a mounting bracket with a mounting flange configured to be coupled to a first component and a clevis comprising a pair of forks. A housing has a first end configured to be pivotably coupled to the clevis forks. A rod extends from a second end of the housing and is configured to be coupled to a second component. A cable extends from the first end of the housing and is rou...