Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Kolhagen

Benjamin J. Kolhagen 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).

  • Steering shaft assembly having anti-pull apart feature
    Patent number: 11421728
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly includes inserting an inner shaft into an outer shaft along a longitudinal axis. The method further includes placing the inner shaft and the outer shaft into a tool having a staking tool provided with a staking feature; aligning a stake with a base of a tooth of the plurality of fine teeth of the outer shaft; and pressing the stake axially into an outer shaft first end to a predetermined depth using the staking feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory D. Brzezinski, Benjamin J. Kolhagen, Harold J. Nelson
  • STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY HAVING ANTI-PULL APART FEATURE
    Publication number: 20200224712
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly includes inserting an inner shaft into an outer shaft along a longitudinal axis. The method further includes placing the inner shaft and the outer shaft into a tool having a staking tool provided with a staking feature; aligning a stake with a base of a tooth of the plurality of fine teeth of the outer shaft; and pressing the stake axially into an outer shaft first end to a predetermined depth using the staking feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory D. Brzezinski, Benjamin J. Kolhagen, Harold J. Nelson
  • Steering shaft assembly having anti-pull apart feature
    Patent number: 10641315
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly includes inserting an inner shaft into an outer shaft along a longitudinal axis. The method further includes placing the inner shaft and the outer shaft into a tool having a staking tool provided with a staking feature; aligning a stake with a base of a tooth of the plurality of fine teeth of the outer shaft; and pressing the stake axially into an outer shaft first end to a predetermined depth using the staking feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory D. Brzezinski, Benjamin J. Kolhagen, Harold J. Nelson
  • STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY HAVING ANTI-PULL APART FEATURE
    Publication number: 20180283442
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steering shaft assembly includes inserting an inner shaft into an outer shaft along a longitudinal axis. The method further includes placing the inner shaft and the outer shaft into a tool having a staking tool provided with a staking feature; aligning a stake with a base of a tooth of the plurality of fine teeth of the outer shaft; and pressing the stake axially into an outer shaft first end to a predetermined depth using the staking feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory D. Brzezinski, Benjamin J. Kolhagen, Harold J. Nelson