US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on Sept. 23 for "Multi-pivot axle drivetrain alignment fixture" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,239, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Multi-pivot axle drivetrain alignment fixture" was invented by Onome Scott-Emuakpor (Beavercreek, Ohio), Bryan Langley (Springfield, Ohio) and Tommy George (Germantown, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignment test fixture for a multi-pivot shaft includes a first flexure plate and a second flexure plate spaced apart from one another. A plurality of flexure arms extend outward from a central region of the first and second flexure plates. A central through aperture is formed in the c...