US Patent Issued to B/E Aerospace on June 30 for "Linearly driven rotary actuator mechanism" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,364, issued on June 30, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Linearly driven rotary actuator mechanism" was invented by John Johnson (Tobaccoville, N.C.) and Evan Duggins (King, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator mechanism includes a base mountable to a first component, and a spindle rotatably mounted to the base and attachable to a second component rotatable relative to the first component. At least one extension spring is disposed in the base. A cable has a first end attached to the spindle and a second end attached to the at least one extension spring. A spring tensioner is movably mounted to the...