ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,536, issued on March 4, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS Ltd. (West Midlands, Great Britain).
"Strain wave gearing system" was invented by Neil Stuart Russell Whitfield (Shifnal, Great Britain) and Jack William Timms (Wolverhampton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strain wave gearing system is includes: wave generator; a rigid spline; a flex spline disposed between the wave generator and the rigid spline; and a coupling element. The flex spline comprises a first mating element. The coupling element comprises a second mating element. The coupling element and the flex spline are mated by cooperation of the firs...