ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,746, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Woodward Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).
"Traveling finger lock for an actuator" was invented by Joseph Thomas Kopecek (Santa Clarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a linear actuator lock apparatus having a housing having an inner surface defining an axial cavity having a first housing portion where the axial cavity has a first lateral size, a second housing portion having a second, larger lateral size, and a face from the first housing portion to the second housing portion, a lock assembly having a lock carrier ...