ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,964, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Pin clutch sway bar disconnect" was invented by Brian Lee (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sway bar disconnect assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first bar segment for being connected to a first wheel, a second bar segment for being connected to a second wheel, and a disconnect clutch configured for being selectively movable between a connect orientation in which the disconnect clutch non-rotatably fixes the first bar segment and the second bar segment together and a disconnect orientation in which the disconn...