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Actuator having an internal conductive path

US10458443B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Kevin S. Callahan · Shoreline, US
Christopher E. Plass · Snohomish, US
Matthew A. Moser · Marysville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF15B2215/305
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An actuator includes a piston and a housing. The piston includes a piston shaft that is configured to reciprocate within the housing. The actuator also includes a conductor coupled to the piston within the housing and configured to electrically couple the piston to the housing as the piston reciprocates within the housing.

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