ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,742, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS INC. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Force-producing electromagnetic actuator" was invented by Tim Lambert (Los Angeles), Noel Godinez (Los Angeles), Irfan-ur-rab Usman (Los Angeles), Erik Johnson (Los Angeles) and George Tirone (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic actuator for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic actuator includes a ferromagnetic body extending along a longitudinal axis, the ferromagnetic body comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pair of pole portions, extending from the back-iron portion, the back-iron portion co...