Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Vasicek

Matthew D. Vasicek 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).

  • Shaft assembly with anti-pull apart stake
    Patent number: 9157482
    Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a shaft coupling is provided. The shaft coupling comprises a first shaft having a splined outer surface, a tubular second shaft having an end surface and a splined inner surface, the second shaft receiving the first shaft along a longitudinal axis of the second shaft, and at least one stake extending axially into the second shaft end surface. The at least one stake deforms at least a portion of the splined inner surface to facilitate an interference fit between the first and second shafts and configured to resist a predetermined axial separation load being applied to the first and second shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew D. Vasicek, Brandon G. Wynn, Zachery P. Schultz, David G. Matousek
  • SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-PULL APART STAKE
    Publication number: 20150101443
    Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a shaft coupling is provided. The shaft coupling comprises a first shaft having a splined outer surface, a tubular second shaft having an end surface and a splined inner surface, the second shaft receiving the first shaft along a longitudinal axis of the second shaft, and at least one stake extending axially into the second shaft end surface. The at least one stake deforms at least a portion of the splined inner surface to facilitate an interference fit between the first and second shafts and configured to resist a predetermined axial separation load being applied to the first and second shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew D. Vasicek, Brandon G. Wynn, Zachery P. Schultz, David G. Matousek