ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,749, issued on April 22, was assigned to Super ATV LLC (Madison, Ind.).
"Portal braking system" was invented by Jordan E. Stephan (Hanover, Ind.) and Justin L. Eaton (Hanover, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of assembling a portal gear box assembly and/or a braking system is disclosed. The method includes installing a clutch pack through an opening in a portal box over an output shaft, installing a face plate that covers the opening and installing a wheel hub onto the output shaft. The portal gear box includes a clutch pack including a first and second set of clutch plates interspersed between each other. The first set of...