ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,805, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS (Vernon, France).

"Electromechanical linear actuator with harmonic gear driving mechanism" was invented by Jerome Andre Henri Socheleau (Vernouillet, France), Maxime Julien Florent Serrand (Paris) and Raphael Medina (Ecouen, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromechanical linear includes a rotary shaft; a harmonic drive gear arrangement extending radially outwardly of and coaxially with the rotary shaft; an electric motor positioned radially outwardly of the harmonic drive gear arrangement, wherein the rotary shaft is configured to be driven by the el...