Patents by Inventor Joseph Schlegelmann

Joseph Schlegelmann 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).

  • Universal joint and method of servicing a staked universal joint
    Patent number: 7115037
    Abstract: Universal joints, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for servicing staked universal joints as well as a u-joint serviced with the method and the apparatus. The service kit includes a replacement bearing assembly, a retention assembly and a spacer sized to fit between the retention assembly and the replacement bearing assembly. The method generally includes the steps of removing the stakes from an aperture on a driveshaft, removing an original bearing assembly from the aperture, inserting the replacement bearing assembly into the aperture, inserting the spacer into the aperture and retaining the spacer and replacement bearing assembly within the aperture with the retention assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Schlegelmann, Benjamin Schleis, Eric M. Fischer, Anil K. Ippalapelli, Duane A. Lewis, Michael Moray Start
  • Universal joint and method of servicing a staked universal joint
    Publication number: 20050096140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to universal joints, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for servicing staked universal joints as well as a u-joint serviced with the method and apparatus of the present invention. The service kit includes a replacement bearing assembly, a retention assembly and a spacer sized to fit between the retention assembly and the replacement bearing assembly. The method generally includes the steps of removing the stakes from an aperture on a driveshaft, removing an original bearing assembly from the aperture, inserting the replacement bearing assembly into the aperture, inserting the spacer into the aperture and retaining the spacer and replacement bearing assembly within the aperture with the retention assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Schlegelmann, Benjamin Schleis, Eric Fischer, Anil Ippalapelli, Duane Lewis, Michael Start