US Patent Issued to Thomson Industries on May 12 for "Linear actuator with translating screw and torque tube" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,749, issued on May 12, was assigned to Thomson Industries Inc. (Marengo, Ill.).

"Linear actuator with translating screw and torque tube" was invented by Michael Frank Matczak (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact linear actuator having a long stroke is provided. An actuator housing houses a motor having a tubular shaft and a ball nut, both of which are rotatable about an axis. The motor shaft and ball nut are axially spaced and a torque transfer assembly transfers torque from the motor shaft to the ball nut. The assembly includes a torque transfer tube having a first axial end coupled to the motor shaft and ...