Patents by Inventor Kristine Huynh

Kristine Huynh 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).

  • Electric linear actuator with optimized coupling
    Patent number: 11616416
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a motor, a screw mechanism, and a bearing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor includes a rotor shaft element. The screw mechanism includes a screw element and a follower drivingly engaged with the screw element, with rotation of the screw element causing the follower to shift axially along the screw element. The elements are drivingly intercoupled. The bearing rotatably supports a first one of the elements. The first one of the elements provides support to a second one of the elements such that the bearing also rotatably supports the second one of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Tucker, Robert Teal Back, Kristine Huynh, Barry M. Newberg
  • ELECTRIC LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH OPTIMIZED COUPLING
    Publication number: 20220360137
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a motor, a screw mechanism, and a bearing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor includes a rotor shaft element. The screw mechanism includes a screw element and a follower drivingly engaged with the screw element, with rotation of the screw element causing the follower to shift axially along the screw element. The elements are drivingly intercoupled. The bearing rotatably supports a first one of the elements. The first one of the elements provides support to a second one of the elements such that the bearing also rotatably supports the second one of the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Tucker, Robert Teal Back, Kristine Huynh, Barry M. Newberg