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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Joseph Thomas Kopecek, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Thomas Kopecek, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Woodward HRT, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/06 (2006.01); F16H 27/02 (2006.01); F16H 29/02 (2006.01); F16H 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatically locking actuator includes a first end connector, a rotatable drive screw operably coupled to the first end connector, a nut assembly threadably mounted on the drive screw, a second end connector operably coupled to the nut assembly and a rotary lock having a rotor and where the actuator moves between extended and retracted positions in response to rotation of the rotor.