ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,818, issued on June 17, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Stamped metal differential for a motor vehicle drivetrain" was invented by Brian Lee (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential for a motor vehicle drivetrain includes a ring gear configured for receiving a power input; a first side gear on a first side of the differential configured for being drivingly connected to the first axle to transmit power to the first axle for driving a first wheel of the motor vehicle drivetrain; a second side gear on a second side of the differential configured for being drivingly co...