ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,305, issued on June 30, was assigned to MIKUNI Corp. (Tokyo).

"Electromagnetic actuator" was invented by Toshiki Ogasawara (Iwate, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic actuator includes a mover, a stator, a bobbin module, and a first annular seal member. The bobbin module includes: a through hole, through which the stator passes along an axis line; a bobbin side receiving part, adjacent to an outer side of one end opening of the through hole and receiving the first annular seal member; and a protrusion, protruding from an inner wall surface near the one end opening. The stator includes: an outer peripheral fitting ...