ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,691, issued on April 22, was assigned to Moog Inc. (East Aurora, N.Y.).
"Shock absorbing actuator end stop" was invented by Seth E. Gitnes (Snohomish, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear actuator comprising a shaft and a nut in engagement with the shaft such that the nut translates within a linear range of motion axially on a center axis relative to the shaft in response to relative rotation between the nut and the shaft, a stop positioned at a travel limiting position and having a rotational input portion and an axial output portion, the rotational input portion configured to rotate about the center axis relative to the sha...