ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,403, issued on April 14, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Actuator for a parking lock" was invented by Felix Bunout (Karlsruhe, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator for a parking lock includes an axial drive means for transmitting an axial force, an actuation element which can be axially moved from a first position into a second position via the axial force of the axial drive means, a stopper element, a stopper component which corresponds to the stopper element, and a holding element which can be moved between a released position and a locking position. The stopper element...