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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:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Sean J. Barber, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Dennis D. Dauber, Jenison, MI (US);
David G. Moses, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gregory A. Richardson, Muskegon, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sean J. Barber, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Dennis D. Dauber, Jenison, MI (US);
David G. Moses, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gregory A. Richardson, Muskegon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steer axle for a vehicle and a method of making the same involves forming portions of a steer axle to have a three sided design. Spring seats that wrap around two of the three sides are secured to the steer axle. Plates are secured to the spring seats. The plates extend over the third surface of the steer axle. Angled spring pads are located over the plates.