Patents by Inventor Matt J. Mangas

Matt J. Mangas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Yoke shaft for a vehicular driveshaft assembly
    Patent number: 5716276
    Abstract: A vehicular driveshaft assembly includes a first universal joint connected to an aluminum yoke shaft having an externally splined hollow body. A first open end of an aluminum sleeve receives the splined body of the yoke shaft. Internal splines of the sleeve cooperate with the external splines of the yoke shaft body to permit axial slip between the sleeve and the yoke shaft. A second end of the sleeve is secured to a first end of a driveshaft tube. A second end of the driveshaft tube is secured to a tube yoke. The tube yoke is connected to a second universal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Matt J. Mangas, Eric M. Fischer