US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on July 7 for "Half shaft to bearing hub connection to reduce driveline click" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,516, issued on July 7, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Half shaft to bearing hub connection to reduce driveline click" was invented by Brian Michael Valovick (Oxford, Mich.), Avissai Alcantara (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and Kevin P. Callaghan (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle drive assembly including a wheel bearing hub and a half shaft. The wheel bearing hub defines a receptacle including internal splines. A bearing face of the wheel bearing hub defines an opening to the receptacle. The half shaft includes a joint housing and a stem extending from the joint housing. The s...