ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,610, issued on March 31, was assigned to Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG (Untergruppenbach, Germany).
"Jaw clutch having a freewheeling function, and drive assembly" was invented by Ruben Konig (Hemsbach, Germany) and Mario Ott (Korntal-Munchingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jaw clutch having a freewheeling function includes an inner element, the end face of which is provided with pull claws, and an outer element, which radially encloses the inner element at least in part and is provided with push claws on its end face. The pull claws and push claws have oppositely inclined wedge structures, and the inner element and the outer ...