Patents by Inventor Gerald R. Swedenberg

Gerald R. Swedenberg 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).

  • Patent number: 10890237
    Abstract: An actuator includes a drive assembly, a ball screw, and a ball nut. The ball nut may include a first nut member, a second nut member; and first arm extending from the first nut member. The first arm may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may extend radially outward from the first nut member. The second portion may extend substantially axially from the first portion such that at least some of the second portion is disposed radially outward of the second nut member. A second arm may extend from the second nut member, and the second arm may include a first portion and a second portion. In embodiments, at least part of the second portion of the first arm is disposed radially outward of at least a part of the second portion of the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Sorin Gavriliuc, Aaron M. Klap, Gerald R. Swedenberg
  • Publication number: 20190101197
    Abstract: An actuator includes a drive assembly, a ball screw, and a ball nut. The ball nut may include a first nut member, a second nut member; and an arm extending from the first nut member. The arm may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may extend radially outward from the first nut member. The second portion may extend substantially axially from the first portion such that at least some of the second portion is disposed radially outward of the second nut member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Sorin Gavriliuc, Aaron M. Klap, Gerald R. Swedenberg