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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Thomas Cravener, Arlington, TX (US);
Andrew Harloff, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Andrew Maresh, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); F16D 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 11/02 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); F16D 3/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal-joint cross assembly includes a cross. Four compression rings are mounted at terminal positions of the cross. Each of the four compression rings is positioned at a 90° interval relative to adjacent ones of the four compression rings. The universal-joint cross assembly includes four inner balls. Each of the four inner balls is fixed to one of the four compression rings and forms a portion of a spherical bearing.