International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

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Michael Wayne Johnston

Xiao-Ming Li

Isaac D Branning

Paul N Sorvari

Steve O Miller

Bryce Richards

Vincent Joseph Genise

A frame extender () for attachment to a siderail () and to a front cross member (A) of a vehicle frame () having a centerline (C) includes a first portion () generally parallel with and attached to the siderail. The frame extender () also includes a second portion () extending generally transversely from the first portion () and outwardly from the centerline (C), and a third portion () extending from the second portion and generally parallel to the siderail (). The first portion (), the second portion () and the third portion () are formed as a single component.

Frame extender

An axle assembly serves as a primary structural member for a motor vehicle and comprises an axle tube having a first end and a second end and with an opening located near the first end and a mounting module formed as a unitary extension of the axle tube. At least one steel insert is positioned near the first end, and the steel insert is adapted to be welded to a differential carrier to secure the axle tube to the differential carrier. The axle assembly may also have an axle tube formed unitary with the differential carrier.

Axle assembly

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Alexander City, AL, United States of America

Michael Wayne Johnston