Patents by Inventor Paul J. Lloyd

Paul J. Lloyd 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).

  • Pinion housing with contaminant deflector
    Patent number: 7115059
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes a carrier housing having a deflector, a differential assembly, and an input shaft. The carrier housing has a main body and a pinion nose extending from the main body. The pinion shaft and the differential assembly are each rotatably supported by the carrier housing in driving engagement with one another. The pinion shaft extends through an aperture in the pinion nose. The deflector extends across at least a portion of an outer surface of the pinion nose to redirect contaminants from entering the carrier housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Petruska, Paul J. Lloyd