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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. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Travis T. Petry-johnson, Peoria, IL (US);
Franklin J. Struwe, East Peoria, IL (US);
Michael P. Harmon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Inventors:
Travis T. Petry-Johnson, Peoria, IL (US);
Franklin J. Struwe, East Peoria, IL (US);
Michael P. Harmon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 67/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transmission system includes a crankshaft having an outer surface with a plurality of splines and a hub having an inner surface with a plurality of splines. The hub is mounted on the crankshaft such that the plurality of splines on the inner surface of the hub meshes with the plurality of splines on the outer surface of the crankshaft. The transmission system further includes a flywheel mounted to the hub.