Patents by Inventor Akash A. Aware

Akash A. Aware 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).

  • Differential locking system
    Patent number: 11287022
    Abstract: A differential locking system that can rotationally lock a shift fork and a sliding clutch assembly to ensure correct engagement of an axle shaft with a sliding clutch assembly during reassembly of an axle shaft. The differential locking system includes a first portion of a push rod is selectively engaged with a portion of the shift fork and a second portion of the push rod is selectively engaged with a portion of a carrier housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant L. Chaudhari, Akash A. Aware, Virendra V. Kumbhar, Pravin V. Karande
  • Inter-axle differential assembly
    Patent number: 11209077
    Abstract: An inter-axle differential (IAD) assembly including a unitary IAD case having one or more spaced-apart apertures extending therethrough, wherein each of the IAD case apertures defines a groove, and a spider having a plurality of radially, outwardly extending legs, wherein one or more of the legs include an opening at an outward end thereof, and wherein each IAD case apertures are aligned with each of the leg openings. The IAD assembly further includes a locking mechanism having one or more fastening elements, wherein the fastening elements are selectively inserted through the IAD case apertures and into the one or more leg openings and/or into the grooves of the IAD case apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory R. Andres, Akash A. Aware, Prashant L. Chaudhari, Vijay D. Kadam, Sandeep G. Nargide, Jared T. Reichert
  • DIFFERENTIAL LOCKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210222762
    Abstract: A differential locking system that can rotationally lock a shift fork and a sliding clutch assembly to ensure correct engagement of an axle shaft with a sliding clutch assembly during reassembly of an axle shaft. The differential locking system includes a first portion of a push rod is selectively engaged with a portion of the shift fork and a second portion of the push rod is selectively engaged with a portion of a carrier housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant L. Chaudhari, Akash A. Aware, Virendra V. Kumbhar, Pravin V. Karande
  • INTER-AXLE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210048094
    Abstract: An inter-axle differential (IAD) assembly including a unitary IAD case having one or more spaced-apart apertures extending therethrough, wherein each of the IAD case apertures defines a groove, and a spider having a plurality of radially, outwardly extending legs, wherein one or more of the legs include an opening at an outward end thereof, and wherein each IAD case apertures are aligned with each of the leg openings. The IAD assembly further includes a locking mechanism having one or more fastening elements, wherein the fastening elements are selectively inserted through the IAD case apertures and into the one or more leg openings and/or into the grooves of the IAD case apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory R. Andres, Akash A. Aware, Prashant L. Chaudhari, Vijay D. Kadam, Sandeep G. Nargide, Jared T. Reichert