ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,352, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to PHA Co. LTD. (Daegu, South Korea).
"Power sliding door actuator" was invented by Hyeon Soo Eom (Daegu, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power sliding door actuator includes an actuator unit including a motor, a gear configured to amplify torque caused by the motor, a drum provided to be rotatable by the gear, and a cable configured to move according to rotation of the drum and open or close a door, a tensioner unit configured to provide a restoration force to the actuator unit, and a housing unit configured to provide a path along which the actuator unit moves."
The patent was file...