ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,837, issued on Nov. 3.
"Electromechanical actuator" was invented by Oliver Bieito Ochoa (Gasteiz, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device formed by a spindle is connected to a nut and to one or more servo motors where the transmitted torque will be the sum of the separate torques of the servo motors. The device has a set of two or more rods arranged around the spindle. The spindle is supported in two bearing housings that restrict axial movement in both directions, including an anti-reverse system that only allows a drive shaft to rotate, all inside an inner sleeve. An outer sleeve moves along the outside of the inner sleeve und...