ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,008, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Shift device" was invented by Michael Hanneder (Troy, Mich.), Johannes Bernoegger (Troy, Mich.) and Silvia Grunwald (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shift device is provided. The shift device comprises a first member axially movably supported on a shaft, a second member axially movably supported on the shaft, and an elastic member arranged on the shaft and elastically compressible in the axial direction of the shaft. The second member is engaged with the first member such that an axial movement of the first member is transmitted to the se...