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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. 11, 2006
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Applicants:
John C. Frana, Loves Park, IL (US);
James N. Olson, Rockford, IL (US);
Sean M. Carlini, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventors:
John C. Frana, Loves Park, IL (US);
James N. Olson, Rockford, IL (US);
Sean M. Carlini, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Aircraft Gear Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal joint includes an inner race, an outer race, a ball cage, and balls positioned within windows of the ball cage. One end of the ball cage extends beyond the windows further than the other end of the ball cage.