ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,239, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to EMPULSE TEST SYSTEMS LLC (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Linear actuator assembly" was invented by Matt Johnson (Zeeland, Mich.) and Doug Boals (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear actuator assembly having: an actuator frame; an armature located within the actuator frame; magnets comprising: a magnetic material that generates a magnetic field, the magnetic material comprising a magnetic material thickness, and magnetic backing connected to the magnetic material comprising a magnetic backing thickness, wherein the magnets comprise: one or more first magnets connected to the first side of the...