Patents by Inventor Dan S Ursu
Dan S Ursu 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).
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Patent number: 11679656Abstract: An electric drive unit and a drive axle system having an electric drive unit. The drive axle system also includes a drive shaft and an axle assembly that that is remotely positioned from the electric drive unit. The drive shaft operatively connects the electric drive unit to the axle assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLCInventors: Arash Atqiaee, James Derderian, Dan S. Ursu
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Patent number: 11679657Abstract: An electric drive unit and a drive axle system having an electric drive unit. The drive axle system also includes a drive shaft and an axle assembly that that is remotely positioned from the electric drive unit. The drive shaft operatively connects the electric drive unit to the axle assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLCInventors: Arash Atqiaee, James Derderian, Dan S. Ursu
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Publication number: 20120235374Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Dan S. Ursu
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Patent number: 8146931Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Axletech International IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Dan S. Ursu
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Publication number: 20110227306Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Dan S. Ursu
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Patent number: 7850179Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Axletech International IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Dan S. Ursu
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Publication number: 20090091098Abstract: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Dan S. Ursu
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Patent number: 7107960Abstract: A starter assist device for an engine has a first rotatable member for rotating a shaft of the engine in a starting direction. The starter assist device also has a second rotatable member arranged to rotate relative to the first rotatable member in a non-starting direction, and further arranged to rotate in conjunction with the first rotatable member in the starting direction. The starter assist device includes an energy transfer assembly having a torque supply for rotating the second rotatable member in the non-starting direction and an energy storage mechanism arranged to alternately store and release a quantity of energy used when rotating the second rotatable member in the non-starting direction. The energy storage mechanism is arranged to release the quantity of energy to rotate the second rotatable member in the starting direction, thereby causing the first rotatable member to rotate the shaft of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: DaimlerChrysler CorporationInventors: Dan S Ursu, John W Potts