ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,225, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Motorized system" was invented by Patrick Daniel (Kirkel, Germany), Dietmar Rudy (Kleinbundenbach, Germany) and Carl White (Rock Hill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized system includes a motor that drives rotation of an input shaft, a first gear system coupled with the input shaft, a spindle drive, and a measuring arrangement. The spindle drive has a driving element that is coupled with the first gear system, such that rotation of the input shaft prompts rotation of the driving element via the first gear system, and a...