ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,031, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Electromagnetic actuated locking differential" was invented by Brian Lee (Charlotte, N.C.) and Peter Burke (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking differential may be an electric locking differential with an electromagnet which actuates a clutch plate. The electric locking differential may include a final drive gear. The electromagnet may not rotate with the final drive gear. The electric locking differential may also include an actuation side housing. The actuation side housing may be affixed to the final drive...