Actuator for a fluid flow control component

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Description

This invention was made with government support under Contract No. 2127461 awarded by The National Science Foundation. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an actuator for a fluid flow control component;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the actuator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the actuator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the actuator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the actuator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the actuator of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the actuator of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design. The short-dash/long-dash broken lines illustrate boundary lines and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an actuator for a fluid flow control component as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1069983
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 2025
Assignee: HEN NOZZLES INC. (Hayward, CA)
Inventors: Nicholas James McKibben (Oakland, CA), Dennis Joseph LeGear (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Primary Examiner: Richard Kearney
Assistant Examiner: Matthew Bird
Application Number: 29/886,114
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