ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,846, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Axle assembly devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Michael Hanneder (Steyregg, Austria), Johannes Bernoegger (Steyr, Austria) and Silvia Grunwald (Steyr, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of lubricating a transmission assembly of an axle assembly includes supplying lubricant to first and second perforated sections located at opposing ends of a lubrication tube spanning between mounting features of an axle housing. The method further includes performing one or more relative movements of a cross shaft to align the perforations of t...