US Patent Issued to Magna Powertrain of America on Nov. 18 for "Offset transfer case pump with lubrication distribution system" (Mexican, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,971, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Magna Powertrain of America Inc..

"Offset transfer case pump with lubrication distribution system" was invented by Timothy Filkins (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Douglas Bradley (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Devin Ryman (Macomb, Mich.), Daniel Munoz Cabrera (Col Lomas de Guadalupe, Mexico) and Homero Gomez (Colonia Jardines del Lago, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transfer case includes a mainshaft with a drive gear rotationally fixed thereto, a combined oil device, and a lubricating pump driven by the drive gear, with the lubricating pump offset from the axis of the mainshaft. The transfer case ...