Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Eugene Rea

Jeffrey Eugene Rea 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 shaft assembly
    Patent number: 6957918
    Abstract: An axle shaft assembly for a motor vehicle has a bearing unit, an axle shaft, and a bearing retainer. The axle shaft is supported within the wheel bearing unit. The axle shaft has an outer diameter. The bearing retainer is mounted on the axle shaft and abuts the wheel bearing unit. The bearing retainer has a piloting feature for aligning the bearing retainer with respect to the axle shaft. The piloting feature includes a pilot surface with an inner diameter approximately equal to the outer diameter of the axle shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Ray Beutler, Blair James Swanson, Jeffrey Eugene Rea, Robert Allen Dunn