ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,625, issued on March 31, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Linear actuators with anti-backdrive mechanisms" was invented by Perin E. Truax (Hastings, Mich.) and Craig A. Ulman (Greenville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric linear actuator comprises a housing extending along an axis, a spindle in the housing and extending along the axis, a motor coupled to and configured to rotate the spindle, and a rod coaxially coupled to the spindle and axially movable with respect to the housing in response to rotation of the spindle, the rod comprising a groove. A resilient member is configured to be received in th...