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| 20090026014 | DRAIN PLUG FOR CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A drain plug for a carrier assembly is used to control fluid flow from a reservoir to a sump. The carrier assembly includes a carrier housing with an internal cavity that houses a gear assembly. The sump is located within the internal cavity to lubricate the gear assembly. The reservoir is separated from the sump by a channel. The drain plug is attached to the carrier housing, and extends into the channel, to provide a fluid flow restriction between the reservoir and the sump. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090029821 | CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A carrier assembly has a unique architecture which allows the carrier assembly to be defined by a very small packaging envelope. The carrier includes a main carrier housing with an internal cavity for receiving a differential and a carrier cover that closes the internal cavity once the differential has been installed. Examples of architectural features include a differential lock actuator that is mounted to the carrier cover, dowel pins that accommodate differential leg thrust loads and align the carrier cover relative to the main carrier housing, and bolt-in differential leg structures to facilitate pinion installation. Further, the carrier assembly can be utilized with an independent suspension to provide a increased jounce travel range. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100041505 | AUXILIARY LUBRICATION PUMP FOR CARRIERS - A carrier assembly includes an auxiliary lubrication pump that lubricates gear components positioned within an internal cavity of a carrier housing. A differential gear assembly is positioned within the internal cavity to rotate about an axis. The auxiliary lubrication pump includes a first gear that is driven by the differential gear assembly about the axis and a second gear that is driven by the first gear. The first and second gears of the auxiliary lubrication pump cooperate to direct and control lubrication with the carrier housing. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110136611 | DIFFERENTIAL LOCK WITH ASSISTED RETURN - A differential lock mechanism includes a shift member and a shift collar that is moveable by the shift member between an engaged position with a differential assembly and a disengaged position. A pneumatic control provides a first pneumatic signal to move the shift collar into the engaged position and provides a second pneumatic signal to return the shift collar to the disengaged position. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110316325 | SPINDLE NUT ASSEMBLY - A spindle nut assembly includes inner and outer nuts having corresponding beveled surfaces. The inner nut is tightly threaded onto an end of a spindle and is positioned to achieve a desired endplay setting. The outer nut contacts the inner nut at an oblique angle via the beveled surfaces, which squeezes the inner nut more tightly onto the spindle while still maintaining the desired endplay setting. | 12-29-2011 |
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| 20090263581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO COAT OBJECTS WITH PARYLENE AND BORON NITRIDE - The present inventions relates to an improved and novel Parylene compositions with has improved heat transfer and durability qualities, as well as a methods and apparatus to coat objects with the novel Parylene compositions, and objects coated with the novel Parylene compositions. The novel Parylene composition of the invention comprises Parylene and boron nitride. The invention also includes objects coated with at least one polymer coat and a boron nitride coat. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090263641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO COAT OBJECTS WITH PARYLENE - The present invention provides a novel method to apply Silquest to an object as a vapor, a related method to coat objects with Parylene and Silquest, and objects coated by these methods. The invention further provides an vapor deposition apparatus with multi-temperature zone furnaces that is useful for applying a Parylene coating to objects. The invention further provides objects coated with Silquest and polymers, including Parylene, where the objects are incompatible with immersion in water. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110262740 | METAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COATING PROCESS FOR MARINE USE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTS - The present disclosure relates, in part, to Parylene based conformal coating compositions having improved properties, e.g., improved heat transfer and durability characteristics, as well as a methods and apparatus to coat objects with these compositions, and objects coated with these compositions. In some aspects, coating compositions comprising Parylene and boron nitride are disclosed. The disclosure also includes objects (e.g., electronic equipment, textiles, etc.) having a conformal coating comprising a Parylene compound and boron nitride. | 10-27-2011 |
