ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,491, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to FANUC Corp. (Yamanashi, Japan).
"Actuator and machine" was invented by Hidetoshi Uematsu (Yamanashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This actuator comprises: an electric motor; an accommodation part that accommodates the electric motor; a detection part that detects operation of the electric motor; and a fixing part that, at a position further radially outward than the detection part, fixes to a machine housing an end surface of the accommodation pant which is on the opposite side from the output side of the electric motor."
The patent was filed on Aug. 26, 2021, under Application No. 18/68...