ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,998, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to GKN Automotive Ltd. (Birmingham, Great Britain).
"Rotary power transmission device with actuator retention feature" was invented by Toshiaki Komatsu (Commerce Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary power transmission device includes a device housing, a clutch, an actuator and a retainer. The device housing has an interior in which multiple components are received for rotation. The clutch is received within the device housing and has a clutch ring selectively engageable with one of said multiple components. The actuator has a coil and a plunger driven for movement along an axis ...