US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Oct. 20 for "Seal for linear actuator" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,202, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Seal for linear actuator" was invented by Carl White (Rock Hill, S.C.) and Peter Keller (Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear actuator includes an outer housing, an inner arm disposed within and extending from an open end of the outer housing, and a seal arranged radially between the outer housing and the inner arm so as to prevent passage of fluid and particle contamination between the outer housing and the inner arm. The seal includes a first seal, a second seal, and a felt ring configured to seal...