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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, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Marc. M. Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Salvatore N. Grupido, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marc. M. Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Salvatore N. Grupido, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D003/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torsionally-compliant universal joint includes a cruciform having trunnion posts partially encapsulated within a body. The body is formed from an elastomeric material. A bearing cup assembly is rotatably coupled to one of the trunnion posts. The bearing cup assembly is coupled to a yoke.