ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,151, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to hamilton sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Solenoid driven actuator" was invented by Ryan Susca (Windsor, Conn.), Morgan O'Rorke (West Hartford, Conn.) and Todd Haugsjaahabink (Springfield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling an actuator includes switching a primary solenoid valve to a first mode to fluidically connect a supply pressure source to a control chamber of a pilot valve. A fluid from the supply pressure source is directed through the primary solenoid valve to fill the control chamber of the pilot valve and put the pilot valve in a first position. The first...