ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,630, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Sonceboz Mechatronics Boncourt SA (Boncourt, Switzerland).
"Electric actuator" was invented by Cedric Mellere (Boncourt, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric actuator comprises a housing, an electric motor comprising a wound stator and a rotor mounted on a shaft, a printed circuit for powering the stator, an intermediate plate, a mechanical reduction gear driven by the rotor and comprising toothed wheels mounted on axes, a cover and two centering pins. The motor is housed in a cavity of the housing, which guides one end of the shaft. The printed circuit is located above the st...