ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,671, issued on March 4, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS (Saint Ouen l'Aumone, France).
"RVDT connector" was invented by Emmanuel Chavier (Eragny sur Oise, France), Gilles Warrot (Acheres, France), Quentin Ricard (Eaubonne, France), Raphael Medina (Pierrefitte sur Seine, France) and Patrice Menanteau (Plaisir, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for adjustably connecting an RVDT (rotary variable differential transformer) and a reductor shaft. The connector includes a body defining a bore configured to receive the reductor shaft. The bore has an inner wall and a threaded tightening member which is substanti...