ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,535, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS (Vernon, France).
"Rotary actuator" was invented by Karl Potier (Paris) and Quentin Ricard (Eaubonne, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary actuator includes an actuator body having a first end and a second end defining an interior of the actuator body therebetween, an axis X of the body being between the first and second ends. Each end is provided with a port arranged to receive hydraulic fluid. The actuator also includes: mounting parts extending from the ends into the interior of the actuator body a screw mounted to the mounting parts within the actuat...