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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2005
Applicant:
John A. Sauder, Jr., Conroe, TX (US);
Inventor:
John A. Sauder, Jr., Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Capro Ltd, Willis, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator that is capable of taking a relatively small amount of force or displacement input therein and of outputting a relatively large amount of force or displacement. The actuator includes a translating component and a plurality of levers or arms. The increase in force or displacement is achieved by adequately selecting the relative lengths of and positioning the levers or arms. Also, an actuation method for transforming an input of a relatively small amount of force or displacement into an output of a relatively large amount of force or displacement.