US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Dec. 9 for "Half shaft and hub bearing assembly" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,733, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Half shaft and hub bearing assembly" was invented by Yoonjae Choi (Incheon, South Korea) and Minseung Kim (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A half shaft and hub bearing assembly includes a half shaft including a CV joint outer race and a stub axle extending from the CV joint outer race. The CV joint outer race includes a first axial face including an annular groove and the half shaft includes a first chamfered shoulder having a chamfer angle. A hub bearing includes a body having a bore therethrough that receives the stub axle. The...