US Patent Issued to Means Industries on Sept. 22 for "Actuator assembly for use with a clutch" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,481, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Means Industries Inc. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Actuator assembly for use with a clutch" was invented by William D Wise (Bay City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch assembly and method for controlling torque distribution of the clutch assembly based on the movement of an actuator. The clutch assembly includes a selectable clutch having a first position and a second position, an actuator, and a controller. The controller monitors current feedback from the actuator and detects motion of the actuator based on current feedback."

The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2024, under Application No. 1...