US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Dec. 2 for "Electromagnetic switchable clutch" (North Carolina, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,875, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Electromagnetic switchable clutch" was invented by Peter Burke (Charlotte, N.C.), Michael Hodge (Wadsworth, Ohio) and Brian Lee (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic switchable clutch includes a dog clutch, a one-way clutch and a coil assembly. The dog clutch includes a dog clutch hub with a first outer spline and first pockets, a dog clutch disc with a second outer spline and a dog clutch sleeve with an inner spline, complementary to the first outer spline and the second outer spline. The inner spline is...