US Patent Issued to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Bamberg on June 3 for "Power drive unit driveshaft with wobble connection" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,394, issued on June 3, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Bamberg (Germany).

"Power drive unit driveshaft with wobble connection" was invented by Shane Alexander (Ortonville, Mich.), Michael Kidd (Oxford, Mich.) and Andrew Lakerdas (London, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive system for a tailgate and including a drive unit having a first coupler supported for rotation about a first longitudinal axis and defining a receptacle. A second coupler including a first side and a second side configured to engage with a hinge component of a vehicle and defining a second longitudinal axis. A driveshaft extends between the...