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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090036223 | Universal joint with bearing cup retention mechanism and method A universal joint may include a spider, a yoke, a bearing cup, and a retaining member. The spider may include a plurality of trunnions and the yoke may include first and second arms. The first arm may include a first aperture therethrough receiving a first trunnion ther... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090019966 | Pre-load mechanism for helical gear differential A differential assembly for a vehicle includes a differential casing rotatable about an axis. The differential casing defines a cavity. A pair of side gears is disposed within the differential casing cavity. First and second pairs of pinion gears are rotatably positione... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080318725 | Differential assembly with preload adjustment mechanism A vehicle differential assembly may include a differential housing rotatable about an axis, a first output assembly, a pinion gear, and a first coupling assembly. The first output assembly may include a first side gear and a first output member. The first side gear may ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080296078 | Torque transfer device with torque tube coupling mechanism A power transmission device includes a rotatable input member, a rotatable output member and a friction clutch positioned within a housing. The friction clutch is operable to selectively transfer torque between the input member and the output member. A torque tube has a... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080287242 | Torque transfer device with hydrostatic torque control system A power transmission device includes a rotatable input shaft, a rotatable output shaft and a ring gear fixed for rotation with the input shaft. A carrier is fixed for rotation with the output shaft. A pump assembly includes an inner rotor supported for rotation on the c... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080182702 | Electronic locking differential with direct locking state detection system An axle assembly with an electronic locking differential that employs a locking mechanism having components that are fixed to one another along an axis such that they co-translate with one another when the actuator that effects the locking and unlocking of the different... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080045371 | Axle assembly with electronic locking differential An axle assembly with an electric locking differential that can include a one-piece differential case and a locking device. The locking device includes a dog that is nonrotatably but axially slidably received into a pocket that is formed in an end of the differential ca... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080042791 | Electronically actuated apparatus using solenoid actuator with integrated sensor An electromagnetic actuator assembly that includes an annular frame, a coil assembly, an annular armature, a plunger and a sensor. The coil assembly is coupled to the frame and includes an annular core and an annular coil. The annular armature is received in the frame a... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070271766 | PROCESS FOR LAPPING RING AND PINION GEARS A method for processing a gear set through a lapping operation that includes: providing a lapping machine tool having a first spindle and a second spindle, the second spindle being rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to a rotational axis of the first... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070215428 | Electrohydraulic torque transfer device and control system A power transmission device includes a rotatable input member, a rotatable output member, a friction clutch to selectively transfer torque between the input member and the output member, an actuator providing an actuating force to the friction clutch and a controller. T... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070207889 | Propeller shaft assembly with energy storage mechanism and controlled clutch A propeller shaft and energy storage assembly includes a first power transfer mechanism for selectively drivingly interconnecting the propeller shaft and an energy storage device to store energy within the energy storage device. A second power transfer mechanism is oper... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204454 | Assembly line arrangements for axles A method of assembling a power transmission device includes positioning an operator along a conveyor system such that the operator may perform multiple operations to a single workpiece at more than one workstation as the workpiece moves along the conveyor system. The as... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204453 | Method for attenuating driveline vibrations A method for attenuating vibration in a driveline having a shaft assembly that transmits torque between first and second driveline components. The shaft assembly can have a hollow shaft member and at least one liner. The liner has a mass and a stiffness that are tuned s... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070087847 | Propshaft boot with integrated bearing seal deflector A power transmission device includes a housing, first and second shafts and a generally tubular boot. The housing has an aperture that at least the first shaft passes through. The first and second shafts are coupled together through a splined connection causing the shaf... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070007740 | Ball joint assembly A wheel suspension assembly for a vehicle is operable to travel across a ground surface. The wheel suspension assembly includes a first suspension member, a second suspension member, a wheel rotatably coupled to the first suspension member and a ball stud interconnectin... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060270512 | Method and apparatus for transmitting axle sensor data An axle assembly includes a housing having first and second shafts rotatably positioned in the housing. A power transfer mechanism is also positioned in the housing and selectively operable to transmit rotary power between the first and second shafts. An actuator is ope... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060270509 | Two wire dual sensor differential locking state detection system An axle assembly includes a housing, a first shaft rotatably positioned in the housing, and a second shaft rotatably positioned in the housing. A power transfer mechanism is also positioned in the housing and operable to selectively transmit rotary power between the fir... | 11/30/2006 |
