US Patent Issued to Allison Transmission on Jan. 13 for "Sleeve for an axle shaft assembly" (Indiana, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,282, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Allison Transmission Inc. (Indianapolis).

"Sleeve for an axle shaft assembly" was invented by Austin Morris (Avon, Ind.) and Thomas D. Buono (Macomb, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sleeve for an axle shaft assembly, which may be found in an automotive transmission, is provided. The sleeve includes a body that defines an axis of rotation about which the body is radially symmetric, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The body includes a first set of splines, a second set of splines, and a chamfered edge. The first set of splines protrude outward from the outer surface, and the first s...