ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,856, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).

"Collar type differential which combines limited slip and locking capability" was invented by Swapnil Jarande (Pune, India) and Rupesh Surve (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential assembly includes a first case half. A second case half is connected to the first case half. The first and second case halves define a gear chamber. The first and second case halves each include pockets formed therein. A differential gear set is disposed in the gear chamber. First and second clutch packs are disposed in the pockets between the first and secon...