ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,466, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Actuator with potting compound" was invented by Craig Hooker (Indian Land, S.C.) and Bartholomew Briggs (Fort Mill, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator includes a housing defining a cavity. The actuator further includes a hub disposed in the cavity. The actuator further includes a controller disposed in the cavity and supported by the hub. The actuator further includes potting compound surrounding the controller within the cavity."

The patent was filed on May 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/201,423.

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