ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,012, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Skyryse Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.).

"Electro-mechanical actuator with integrated fail-operational mechanism" was invented by David James Manzanares (Snohomish, Wash.), Nozar George Sadeghi (Irvine, Calif.), Gonzalo Javier Rey (Torrence, Calif.) and David Evan Edwards (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments relate to an electro-mechanical coupled to a first mounting point and a second mounting point. The electro-mechanical actuator includes a screw, a first nut on the screw, a sensor assembly, a first motor, and a backup motor. The first nut is coupled to t...