ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,709, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Actuator mechanism" was invented by Spencer Charles Curran (Dana Point, Calif.) and Kosta Papanikolaou (Corona, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus can include a housing. The housing can define a cavity. The housing can include a barrel cam profile. The apparatus can include an anchor. The anchor can be at least partially disposed within the cavity. The anchor can move between a first position and a second position. The apparatus can include a drive body. The drive body can be disposed within the cavity. The apparatus can include a spring. ...