Patents by Inventor Jon Burnard

Jon Burnard 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).

  • Damper on constant velocity joint tube seat
    Patent number: 9670964
    Abstract: A vehicle shaft assembly having a damper integrally connected to the constant velocity joint end of the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes a constant velocity joint stub shaft having a constant velocity joint stub shaft tube seat that is integrally connected to a shaft. Integrally connected to the outer surface of a constant velocity joint stub shaft tube seat is a damper. The damper may include a damper rubber first ring rotatively connected to a second damper ring acting as a rotational mass. Additionally, the damper may include an innermost steel ring and a damper rubber first ring rotatively connected to a second damper ring acting as a rotational mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Burnard, Marc T. Feichter, DaWuan A. Smith, Julie L. Stanley