US Patent Issued to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP on Oct. 7 for "Systems and methods for disconnecting vehicle axles" (Ohio, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,559, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP LLC (Maumee, Ohio).

"Systems and methods for disconnecting vehicle axles" was invented by Anthony Pescara (Oregon, Ohio) and Peter A. Beesley (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for disconnecting vehicle axles from wheels are provided. In one example, a system for a wheel-end disconnect in a vehicle comprises an adapter gear having inner splines configured to mate with splines on an axle shaft of the vehicle and outer splines configured to mate with splines in a wheel hub of the vehicle; and a tow adapter configured to retain an end o...