ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,640, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Actuator for motor vehicle applications" was invented by Michael Berres (Cologne, Germany) and Stefan Adamik (Velbert, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator having a housing with a housing shell and at least one housing cover, wherein the housing parts can be connected together over a contact region by means of laser welding; a first sealed chamber in which a drive unit is arranged; and at least one second sealed chamber. A separation of the sealed chambers can be achieved by means of weldable connecting webs in the interior of the housing, and a ...