US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on June 16 for "Shape-memory effector assemblies" (Illinois, Florida, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,340, issued on June 16, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Shape-memory effector assemblies" was invented by Charles Burton Swope (Coral Springs, Fla.), Matthew B. Hayes (Wheaton, Ill.) and Robert E. Beach (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An effector assembly includes: a segment defining a conduit between proximal and distal ends and containing a slidable output member; a first shape-memory transducer affixed between the proximal end and the output member; a second shape-memory transducer affixed between the distal end and the output member; an electrical subassembly to selectively supply...