ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,795, issued on June 17, was assigned to GKN Automotive Ltd. (Birmingham, Great Britain).
"Driving device" was invented by Yuu Yaguchi (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive device includes a housing a pair of rotating members, a connection and disconnection portion, and an actuator. In the housing, lubricating oil is accommodated. The pair of rotating members is accommodated in the housing so as to be capable of rotating relative to one another. The connection and disconnection portion connects and disconnects power transmitted between the pair of rotating members. The actuator is accommodated in the housing and has a...