US Patent Issued to ArvinMeritor Technology on Oct. 27 for "Axle system" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,876, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology LLC (Troy, Mich.).

"Axle system" was invented by Brian D. Hayes (Newark, Ohio), Nicholas Bofferding (Royal Oak, Mich.), Andrew J. Bodary (Clarkston, Mich.) and Paul Gaecke (Shelby Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present invention relate to an axle system, a spindle nut, a spindle nut and a spindle. The axle system comprises a spindle and a spindle nut. The spindle has a threaded portion and a ratchet portion, the spindle nut has a threaded portion and at least one pawl. The threaded portions are sized to engage one another. The at least one ...