ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,741, issued on July 15, was assigned to ROTORK CONTROLS Ltd. (Lower Weston, Great Britain).
"Actuator" was invented by David Adams (Bath, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator (1) comprising a motor (2) assembly, a drive coupling (113, 13, 313) assembly and an actuator shaft (114, 14). The motor (2) assembly comprising a motor housing (120, 20), having a cover (122, 22) and a base (123, 23); an electric motor (111, 11, 211, 2), comprising an external stator (111, 11, 211) and an internal rotor (112, 22); and a hollow output shaft (130, 30, 330) that is connected co-axially with the internal rotor (112, 12) such tha...