ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,609, issued on March 31, was assigned to Clutch Industries Pty Ltd. (Australia).
"Clutch assembly" was invented by Brad Davis (Coburg North, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealed clutch and a clutch plate, the sealed clutch including a spline connector for connecting the sealed clutch by splined connection to a transmission shaft of an automotive transmission. The spline connector comprising a connector housing and a spline ring. The spline ring including an opening having a spline configuration for cooperating with a splined portion of a transmission shaft. The connector housing being secured within the sealed clutch an...