US Patent Issued to Textron Systems on May 27 for "Fluid power actuator utilizing a screw and nut assembly" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,095, issued on May 27, was assigned to Textron Systems Corp. (Hunt Valley, Md.).

"Fluid power actuator utilizing a screw and nut assembly" was invented by Thomas James DeSalvo (Finksburg, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid power actuator includes a housing, a piston rod assembly, and a screw and nut assembly. The housing includes a cylinder, a blind end cap, rod end cap, and mounting provisions. The piston rod assembly connects to an external load and is constructed and arranged to move relative to the fluid power actuator housing in response to changes in fluid pressure within the cylinder. The screw and nut assembly couples...