ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,294, issued on April 8, was assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Axle beam" was invented by Bryan Hackett (Troy, Mich.) and William Edwards (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axle beam comprising a beam and first and second kingpin mounting portions. The beam extends along a center plane. The beam may include a top side, a bottom side disposed opposite the top side and one or more flanges. The first and second kingpin mounting portions extend from opposite ends of the beam."
The patent was filed on Nov. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/520,813.
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