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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

May. 24, 2023
Applicant:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, CT (US);

Georgios S. Zafiris, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Brayton Reed, New York Mills, NY (US);

Joyel M. Schaefer, Earlville, NY (US);

Michael J. King, Sauquoit, NY (US);

Assignee:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/20 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/026 (2013.01); B29C 43/203 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/75 (2013.01); B32B 2597/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive shaft for transferring torque including a tubular insert extending along an axis and defining a first layer of the drive shaft including at least one straight portion and at least one undulation, wherein the tubular insert includes a first material having a first deformation temperature, and a polymeric tubular covering defining a second layer of the drive shaft surrounding the tubular insert including a second material having a deformation temperature lower than the deformation temperature of the first material, wherein the covering includes at least one straight portion adjacent to the straight portion of the tubular insert and at least one undulation adjacent to the at least one undulation of the tubular insert.


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