US Patent Issued to Hendrickson USA on Aug. 19 for "Axle-to-beam connection for heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension systems" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,082, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Hendrickson USA LLC (Schaumburg, Ill.).

"Axle-to-beam connection for heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension systems" was invented by Andrew L. Bradley (Mount Vernon, Ohio) and Andrew J. Westnedge (Granville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axle-to-beam connection for an axle/suspension system of a heavy-duty vehicle that includes an axle, a beam with an alignment assembly, and an axle mount assembly. The alignment assembly is integrally formed with or is rigidly attached to the beam. The axle mount assembly intimately contacts and captures the axle. The axle is rigidly secured to the axle mo...