ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,039, issued on May 20, was assigned to CatchJak Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Axle removal tool and method" was invented by Chad Lussier (Wilmington, Del.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axle removal tool uses compressed air or other inert gas to push apart two U- or C- or V-shaped plates installed partially around the CV axle between a CV axle mount and a transaxle spline. The gas inflates a bellows or bladder sandwiched between the plates. As the plates are pushed apart, the CV axle mount is pushed axially away from the transaxle spline, overcoming the C-clip locking the CV axle mount to the transaxle spline."
The patent was filed o...