US Patent Issued to SAF-Holland on May 26 for "Landing gear assembly" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,034, issued on May 26, was assigned to SAF-Holland Inc. (Muskegon, Mich.).

"Landing gear assembly" was invented by Jeffrey S. Kemppainen (Kent City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A landing gear assembly configured to support a trailer includes a leg assembly including first and second leg members, a gear assembly coupled to the leg assembly and configured to move the first leg member between retracted and extended positions, wherein the gear assembly includes a first shaft member and a first gear where the first shaft member and the first gear are a single, integral piece, first and second bushing members each including a bushi...