ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,118, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS Ltd. (West Midlands, Great Britain).
"Rotary actuator" was invented by Stephen Harlow Davies (Shrewsbury, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary actuator includes: a shaft; a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion formed on the shaft and axially spaced from each other. A first nut is mounted for movement along the first threaded portion and a second nut is mounted for movement along the second threaded portion. A plurality of first and second components extend radially outward from the first and second nut. An earth sleeve and an output ...