US Patent Issued to DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP on May 13 for "Adjustable shift fork system for efficient assembly and disassembly of a clutch assembly" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,906, issued on May 13, was assigned to DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP LLC (Maumee, Ohio).

"Adjustable shift fork system for efficient assembly and disassembly of a clutch assembly" was invented by Justin Hall (Ottawa Lake, Mich.), Mark W. Leber (Holland, Ohio), Michael D. Cook (Holland, Ohio), Shane T. Smith (Sylvania, Ohio) and Robert L. Vailliencourt (Wauseon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Shift fork system and method. The shift fork system includes multiple fork guides that are removably coupled to a shift fork body. Each fork guide is configured to removably mate with a clutch assembly, including a hub, to enable the clut...