ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,316, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. (Nagano, Japan).
"Rotating device as an actuator" was invented by Yukimasa Matsumura (Kitasaku-gun, Japan) and Koichiro Hirabayashi (Kitasaku-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating device includes a housing, a motor, and one or more gears. The housing includes a first housing and a second housing engaging with the first housing. The motor and the one or more gears are accommodated in the housing. The first housing and the second housing oppose one another in a first direction. A side wall part of the second housing is provided with a first hook, and a side wal...