US Patent Issued to KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge on March 25 for "Connection between a shifting element and a shift track selection rod" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,041, issued on March 25, was assigned to KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH (Munich).

"Connection between a shifting element and a shift track selection rod" was invented by Martin Kral (Munich) and Hans Holna (Taufkirchen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shift track selection rod and a shifting element are provided which can be connected to one another without additional fastening elements. A system consists of the shift track selection rod and the shifting element. A transmission actuator includes the system. A transmission includes the system or the transmission actuator."

The patent was filed on Sept. 23, 201...