ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,216, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Textron Systems Corp. (Hunt Valley, Md.).
"Fluid power actuator utilizing a screw 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 fluid power actuator housing, a piston assembly, and a screw assembly. The piston assembly is constructed and arranged to move relative to the fluid power actuator housing in response to changes in fluid pressure within the fluid power actuator housing. The screw assembly couples with the fluid power actuator housing and the piston assembly. The screw assembly is constructed and arranged ...