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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:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Eric D. Pattok, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Rolf E. Kleinau, Bay City, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric D. Pattok, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Rolf E. Kleinau, Bay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gear mechanism usable in an electric power steering system is provided. The gear mechanism includes a gear housing including a passage formed therein, a gear positioned in the passage, and a signal transmission medium positioned in the passage adjacent the gear. A partition is inserted into the passage to prevent contact between the signal transmission medium and the gear.