ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,417, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Means Industries Inc. (Saginaw, Mich.).
"Drivetrain component" was invented by John P. Erickson (Burton, Mich.), Earl A. Getchel (Midland, Mich.) and Conner S. Jurs (Midland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drivetrain component provides an electronically controlled, overrunning drivetrain disconnect, such as a differential with different operating modes. The drivetrain component includes a coupling member and a rotatable member rotating about the central axis. A first locking structure selectively mechanically couples the coupling member to the rotatable member, and a second locking stru...