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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. 10, 2007
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Marc M. Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Inventor:
Marc M. Menosky, Burt, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal joint includes a yoke connected to a cruciform by bearing cup assembly. The bearing cup assembly includes a bearing cup, a bearing and an integral seal deflector retainer. The bearing cup assembly is rotatably coupled to a trunnion of the cruciform. The integral seal deflector retainer includes a case engaging the cruciform to retain the bearing assembly on the trunnion.