ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,896, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Gearbox" was invented by Peter Bartell (Fort Mill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary actuator assembly includes a gearbox disposed within a cavity of a housing. The gearbox includes a fixed gear with elevations arranged on an outer surface that are designed to engage the housing and fix the gear to the housing."
The patent was filed on Dec. 6, 2022, under Application No. 18/076,378.
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