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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:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Matthew L. Messing, Saginaw, MI (US);
Douglas M. Schneider, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Steven R. Burk, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Robert J. Smith, Midland, MI (US);
Phillip D. Beckman, Jr., Owosso, MI (US);
Bruce D. Kniebbe, Birch Run, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering shaft assembly includes a shaft having a first end region including a nose, a male spline region coupleable with a female spline region of a clamp yoke, a ring flag seat adjacent said nose, and a first ring flag locating feature between said ring flag seat and said male spline region. The steering shaft assembly also includes a ring flag having an annular band seated on said ring flag seat, a flag extending axially from said annular band in a first direction beyond said first end and radially outwardly from said annular band, and a second ring flag locating feature extending axially from said annular band in a second direction opposite said first direction, said second ring flag locating feature interacting with said first ring flag locating feature to orient said ring flag in a predetermined rotational orientation relative to said shaft.
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