Patents by Inventor Ryong-Uk Kwon

Ryong-Uk Kwon 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).

  • Axle assembly and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10675934
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes an axle housing having first and second arm portions that extend in opposite directions from a center portion, and an axle interface bracket that is fixedly mounted to the first arm portion. The axle interface bracket includes a base, holes extend from a bottom surface of the base, and channel walls that extend from the base and are disposed opposite the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasa Perumal Rengasamy, Ryong-Uk Kwon
  • Axle Assembly and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20190308476
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes an axle housing having first and second arm portions that extend in opposite directions from a center portion, and an axle interface bracket that is fixedly mounted to the first arm portion. The axle interface bracket includes a base, holes extend from a bottom surface of the base, and channel walls that extend from the base and are disposed opposite the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasa Perumal Rengasamy, Ryong-Uk Kwon
  • Bearing preload adjuster
    Patent number: 8475320
    Abstract: A bearing preload adjuster assembly can include a first annular member defining a first outer wall having a threaded region and a first inner wall having a plurality of first ramped surfaces formed thereon. The first outer wall can threadably engage a corresponding threaded region of an axle assembly. A second annular member can define a second outer wall having a plurality of second ramped surfaces formed thereon and can be received in the first annular member such that the second outer wall faces the first inner wall. A biasing member can bias the second annular member in a first axial direction such that the plurality of second ramped surfaces are in selective meshed engagement with the plurality of first ramped surfaces. A retaining member can be coupled to the first inner wall and can retain the biasing member and second annular member within the first annular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryong-Uk Kwon
  • Bearing Preload Adjuster
    Publication number: 20120295753
    Abstract: A bearing preload adjuster assembly can include a first annular member defining a first outer wall having a threaded region and a first inner wall having a plurality of first ramped surfaces formed thereon. The first outer wall can threadably engage a corresponding threaded region of an axle assembly. A second annular member can define a second outer wall having a plurality of second ramped surfaces formed thereon and can be received in the first annular member such that the second outer wall faces the first inner wall. A biasing member can bias the second annular member in a first axial direction such that the plurality of second ramped surfaces are in selective meshed engagement with the plurality of first ramped surfaces. A retaining member can be coupled to the first inner wall and can retain the biasing member and second annular member within the first annular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Ryong-Uk Kwon