ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,797, issued on June 17, was assigned to Aircraft Gear Corp. (Loves Park, Ill.).
"Method of carburizing driveline components" was invented by Sean M. Carlini (Rockford, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal joint or other vehicle driveline assembly includes an inner race, an outer race, and bearings positioned between the races. In some embodiments, the components of the universal joint that are in contact with the bearings are selectively processed to be harder than the other non-contact surfaces of the component."
The patent was filed on May 26, 2021, under Application No. 17/331,333.
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