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US3105369A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Constant velocity universal joint

Assignee: Dana Inc
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Filing: 1961-03-06
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Granted: 1963-10-01
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Expires: 1981-03-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Philip J Mazziotti
  • 👤 Everett H Sharp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 07:43
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/16; F16D3/20; F16D3/22; F16D3/223; F16D3/226; F16D3/227; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S464/00; Y10S464/904; Y10S464/906

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT HAVING INTERMEDIATE REVOLUBLE MEANS WHICH BISECTS THE ANGLE DEFINED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE AXES OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN OUTER MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING THEREIN, AN INNER MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN THE AXIAL OPENING, TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE THEREBETWEEN, MEANS MAINTAINING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A SINGLE TORQUE TRANSFERRING PLANE, AND GROOVE MEANS IN SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS POSITIONING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A PLANE BISECTING THE ANGLE DEFINED BY THE AXES OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS, SAID OUTER AND INNER MEMBERS BEING BOTH AXIALLY AND ANGULARLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND TO SAID MAINTAINING MEANS TO PERMIT AXIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS WHILE TRANSFERRING TORQUE AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY AND SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO TRANSFER TORQUE REGARDLESS OF THE DIRECTION OF REVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT HAVING INTERMEDIATE REVOLUBLE MEANS WHICH BISECTS THE ANGLE DEFINED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE AXES OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN OUTER MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING THEREIN, AN INNER MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN THE AXIAL OPENING, TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE THEREBETWEEN, MEANS MAINTAINING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A SINGLE TORQUE TRANSFERRING PLANE, AND GROOVE MEANS IN SAID INNER AND OUTER MEMBERS POSITIONING SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS IN A PLANE BISECTING THE ANGLE DEFINED BY THE AXES OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS, SAID OUTER AND INNER MEMBERS BEING BOTH AXIALLY AND ANGULARLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND TO SAID MAINTAINING MEANS TO PERMIT AXIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS WHILE TRANSFERRING TORQUE AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY AND SAID TORQUE TRANSFERRING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO TRANSFER TORQUE REGARDLESS OF THE DIRECTION OF REVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-30 1967-04-01 1967-10-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-30 1971-04-01 1971-10-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-30 1975-04-01 1975-10-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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