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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:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Tumberlinson, Brownsville, TX (US);
Mauricio Clarke, Harlingen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Electric Automotive, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 / ; 74-6 ; 74446 ; 12317926 ;
Abstract
A two-piece pinion gear includes a metal outer portion and a plastic inner portion. The metal outer portion includes a plurality of gear teeth that are adapted to be engaged by a driving member. The plastic inner portion preferably includes a spiraled groove that is adapted to ride along a spiraled track on a spline shaft associated with an electric starting motor.