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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Terry W. McGraner, Toledo, OH (US);
Perry M. Paielli, Sand Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/24 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01); F16D 27/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/24 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01); F16D 27/09 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01); F16H 2048/346 (2013.01); G01B 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a sensor assembly for a differential apparatus. In one example, the sensor assembly includes a microcontroller and an eddy current sensor communicatively coupled to the microcontroller and configured to detect a distance between an axially slidable and an axially stationary component of a differential apparatus.