Patents by Inventor WOODWARD, INC.

WOODWARD, INC. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rotary Piston Type Actuator
    Publication number: 20140238230
    Abstract: A rotary actuator includes a first housing defining a first arcuate chamber having a first cavity, a first fluid port in fluid communication with the first cavity, and an open end. A rotor assembly is rotatably journaled in the first housing and having a rotary output shaft and a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft. An arcuate-shaped first piston is disposed in the first housing for reciprocal movement in the first arcuate chamber through the open end, wherein a first seal, the first cavity, and the first piston define a first pressure chamber, and a first portion of the first piston contacts the first rotor arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: WOODWARD, INC.
    Inventor: WOODWARD, INC.