US Patent Issued to Means Industries on May 12 for "Shift system and method for power transmission assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,734, issued on May 12, was assigned to Means Industries Inc. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Shift system and method for power transmission assembly" was invented by Dustin Finn (Essexville, Mich.) and John Jennings (West Bloomfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for power transmission method includes providing first and second shafts, a gear assembly having first and second gear ratios, and first and second coupling assemblies. The first coupling assembly enabling torque transfer from the first shaft to the second shaft, and the second coupling assembly enabling torque transfer from the first shaft to the second shaft. The speed o...