US Patent Issued to Hubbell on Sept. 2 for "Member for adjusting force application in reciprocating assembly" (New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,580, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Member for adjusting force application in reciprocating assembly" was invented by John Lefavour (Litchfield, N.H.), Robert Auger (Merrimack, N.H.), Cody McCarthy (Strafford, N.H.) and Luke Desmarais (Milan, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reciprocating assembly includes a bore that contains hydraulic fluid. A piston is received within the bore and can move within the bore in a reciprocating motion between an extended position and a retracted position. Displacement of the piston within the bore causes displacement of hydraulic fluid when hydraulic fluid is i...