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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Applicants:
David Howard Flores Harper, San Jose, CA (US);
Luis Hector Palacios Borja, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Howard Flores Harper, San Jose, CA (US);
Luis Hector Palacios Borja, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator in one embodiment includes a threaded shaft; a shaft engaging portion coupled to the threaded shaft, the shaft engaging portion being moveable in a direction parallel to an axis of the threaded shaft upon a relative rotation between the threaded shaft and the shaft engaging portion; and a ceramic bushing coupled to the shaft engaging portion, the bushing encircling the threaded shaft.