ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,644, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Textron Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Axial plunging half-shaft assembly" was invented by Hunter Scott Davis (August, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A half-shaft assembly includes a first constant velocity (CV) joint, a second CV joint and an axial movement joint connected between the first CV joint and the second CV joint. The axial movement joint includes a first shaft coupled to the first CV joint and a second shaft coupled to the second CV joint, wherein mechanical input received on the first shaft is communicated to the second shaft, and wherein the second shaft slides axially within the f...