ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,109, issued on June 3, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Stabilizer bar hydraulic disconnect" was invented by Brian Lee (Charlotte, N.C.) and Kyle Syndergaard (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stabilizer bar includes a housing configured to be fixed to a first side-bar, a hydraulic power unit and a clutch piston disposed within the housing, and a clutch ring configured to be fixed to a second side-bar. The hydraulic power unit is configured to selectively move the clutch piston from a first connected position to a second disconnected position."
The patent was filed on Marc...