The Boler Company

Electro-motive Diesel, Inc.

Hendrickson International Corporation

Thomas Sholeen

Christopher Wayne Forrest

Mark William Dankow

Vincent Mastrangelo

Saket Ashokkumar Mishra

Kevin Brinker

Christopher W Forrest

Mark W Dankow

In one aspect, the disclosure is related to a seal for a gear case. The seal may comprise a body, and at least one insert substantially enclosed within the body. The insert may include a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a passage extending from the first side to the second side. A portion of the body may pass through the passage from the first side to the second side.

Seal having integral insert

A fabricated control rod is disclosed having a spacer with a &ldquo;C&rdquo; or &ldquo;U-shaped&rdquo; channel cross-section. The spacer also has a bushing tube welded to each of its ends. Each end of the spacer is shaped to have a substantially continuous mating engagement with the exterior side surface of the adjacent bushing tube. Also, at least a substantially complete perimeter weld joins both the interior and exterior of each shaped end to the bushing tube.

Control rod

A fabricated control rod having a spacer with a &ldquo;C&rdquo; or &ldquo;U-shaped&rdquo; channel cross-section. The spacer also has a bushing tube welded to each of its ends. Each end of the spacer is shaped to have a substantially continuous mating engagement with the exterior side surface of the adjacent bushing tube. Also, at least a substantially complete perimeter weld joins both the interior and exterior of each shaped end to the bushing tube.

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Western Springs, IL, United States of America

Thomas Sholeen