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Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts September archived by title and patent number 09/08

20080234054 - Trunnion support and bearing particularly for universal joint: A combination of an annular spacer, and a thrust washer in the opening of the spacer. The spacer and the thrust washer being connected by sacrificial tabs dimensioned to be stronger toward one of the spacer and thrust washer so that upon breaking of the sacrificial tabs, the tab remnants... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080234055 - Shaft drive device: An easily connected universal joint for attaching to an output shaft of an engine. A drive shaft is connected to an output shaft of an engine which is mounted on a vehicle body by way of a universal joint with a wheel being connected to a distal end side of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080234056 - Universal joint system: The invention relates to a universal joint system for use in cardan shafts, especially in heavy duty cardan shafts. Said universal joint system comprises a journal cross-assembly mounted in double yokes, the individual yoke comprising two yoke parts. Every yoke part comprises a base part and a bearing part, the... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080234057 - Slidable constant velocity universal joint: Provided is a slidable constant velocity universal joint which holds an elastic member (coil spring) in a stable attitude even if an associated shaft makes an oscillating motion, thereby achieving an improvement in terms of stability in torque transmission. The slidable constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080227555 - Yoke with integral bridge and hub: A yoke for a universal joint has the hub, main portion including arms and the bridge made in one monolithic piece, without welds.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080227556 - Engine starter having improved helical spline structure for ensuring reliable engagement between output shaft and pinion gear: A starter includes a motor, an output shaft driven by the motor, a pinion gear provided on the output shaft, and a shifter. The output shaft has first helical splines that are formed on an outer periphery of the output shaft. The pinion gear has second helical splines that are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080220882 - Torque converter: A torque converter for transferring rotational motion between a first axis and a second axis is provided. The torque converter has a first body rotatable about the first axis; a plurality of first magnets mounted to the first body, each of the first magnets having an inner end portion, the... Agent: Magnetic Torque International, Inc

20080220883 - Low noise and vibration flexible shaft assembly: A rotatable torque transmitting flexible shaft assembly having a casing surrounding the shaft and a sheath of felt wrapped around and bonded to the shaft either throughout its length or at spaced intervals, to reduce transmission of noise and vibration between the shaft and the casing. Alternatively the felt sheath... Agent: Arthur L. Lessler

20080220884 - Flex drive connector: A flexible connector may include a tube having an open end and a lower end distal from the open end, an inner surface of the open end comprising a plurality of apices forming a substantially polygonal lower cross-section, an upper shaft having an insert end disposed insertably in the open... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080220885 - Non-rigid coupling for the mutual connection of two rotary bodies, the axes thereof being inclined in relation to each other: The coupling (10) has a flexible disk (12), that is arranged between two rotary bodies (34, 36). Linings (16) are embedded in the flexible disk (12) at regular intervals about a central axis (C), parallel to the same. Connection bodies (18), that are each surrounded by one of the linings... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080220886 - Constant velocity joint: A constant velocity join has an input shaft side member having first guiding grooves formed in it; an output shaft member having guiding grooves formed in it, the second guiding grooves intersecting the first guiding grooves; a retainer having retaining windows formed in it; and a torque transmission member that... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080214313 - Torque overload clutch: A radial detent torque overload clutch has a retaining ring inside the outer housing to retain the hub in the housing and a thrust bearing between the ring and pawls to bear thrust loads that tend to pull the hub out of the housing. The pawls exert driving torque in... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20080214314 - Transmission joint: A transmission joint for angularly connecting a first and a second member, and having a coupling member interposed functionally between the first and second member and extending about an axis; the coupling member has: a first portion connectable angularly to the first member, a second portion connectable angularly to the... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080214315 - Method for retaining lubrication for life extension in existing splined joint: A method for retaining lubrication in a splined joint comprises the steps of forming a seal between an inward surface of a grease seal cup and a first component, forming another seal between an outward surface of the grease seal cup and a sealing member extending from a second component,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080214316 - Ball-and-socket joint and universal shaft: A ball-and-socket joint comprising an inner hub (1) and an outer hub (6) inside which tracks are disposed that are associated with each other in pairs. At least one ball is arranged in each track in order to transmit torque between the inner hub and the outer hub. The ball-and-socket... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080214317 - Driveshaft comprising a counter track joint featuring a delimited axial displacement path: A constant velocity universal ball joint 11 having first and second outer ball tracks 16, 18, and first and second inner ball tracks 17, 19, forming first pairs of tracks 16, 17 which widen in a first axial direction Ri1 (α), and forming second pairs of tracks 18, 19 which... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC