ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,165, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Rotary actuator" was invented by Madhu Yachamaneni (Andhra Pradesh, India) and Yogesh Jayant Kulkarni (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary actuator includes a motor powering a harmonic drive during normal operation. The rotary actuator includes a brake that can selectively hold the position of the harmonic drive even in the event of main power loss to the rotary actuator. The rotary actuator includes a clutch arrangement that allows freewheeling of the harmonic drive in only a first rotational direction in the event of power loss to the ro...