Patents by Inventor John Hibbler

John Hibbler 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 with threaded cover pan attachment and method of assembly
    Publication number: 20070240538
    Abstract: A power transfer device includes an input, a gear set for transferring power from the input to at least one output, a housing and a cover. The housing includes an access aperture sized for receiving the gear set. The access aperture includes a threaded wall. The cover closes the aperture and is threadably engaged with the threaded wall to secure the cover to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hibbler, Dale Dick
  • Assembly line arrangements for axles
    Publication number: 20070204454
    Abstract: A method of assembling a power transmission device includes positioning an operator along a conveyor system such that the operator may perform multiple operations to a single workpiece at more than one workstation as the workpiece moves along the conveyor system. The assembly method relates to both closed-loop and open-ended conveyor systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: John Hibbler, Richard Hughes
  • Axle assembly with threaded cover pan attachment and method of assembly
    Publication number: 20060213318
    Abstract: A power transfer device includes an input, a gear set for transferring power from the input to at least one output, a housing and a cover. The housing includes an access aperture sized for receiving the gear set. The access aperture includes a threaded wall. The cover closes the aperture and is threadably engaged with the threaded wall to secure the cover to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: John Hibbler, Dale Dick
  • Locking differential with electromagnetic actuator
    Publication number: 20050070393
    Abstract: A differential assembly includes a case, a pair of pinion gears, a pair of side gears and an electrically operable coupling including an electromagnet. The coupling selectively drivingly interconnects one of the side gears and the case. The electromagnet of the coupling is axially moveable within the case to selectively place the differential assembly in an open or a locked condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Robert DeGowske, David Morse, John Hibbler