ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,681, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Siemens Industry Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Actuator for a damper and method thereof" was invented by Samuel Waldmann (Barrington, Ill.) and Dean B. Anderson (Wonder Lake, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described an actuator for a damper comprising an electrical circuit, a cable coupled to the electrical circuit, a lower housing supporting the electrical circuit, and an upper housing coupled to the lower housing. The electrical circuit controls positions of the damper. The cable provides power and control to the electrical circuit. The lower housing includes a first trough and a sec...