US Patent Issued to GESTION LAFOREST on Sept. 22 for "Linear actuator with radial support member" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,490, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to GESTION LAFOREST INC. (St-Hubert, Canada).

"Linear actuator with radial support member" was invented by Alain Forte (Boucherville, Canada), Alain Gobeil (Montreal, Canada) and Pierre Laforest (Brossard, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The linear actuator comprises elongated first and second bands that cooperate to form an extractable and retractable column. Rotatable first and second band guide members respectively guide turns of the first and second bands into intertwined engagement. A power actuator causes rotation of the first and second band guide members such that the extractable a...