Patents by Inventor MICHAEL J. SCHARF

MICHAEL J. SCHARF 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).

  • Quick connect assembly and retaining member for use therein
    Patent number: 11441610
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly and a retaining member for use in a vehicle. The quick connect assembly includes a first splined member (712) drivingly connected to at least a portion of a second splined member (740). Circumferentially extending along at least a portion of an inner surface (718) of the first splined member is a first splined member retaining member groove (738). The second splined member includes a second splined member retaining member groove (758) circumferentially extending along at least a portion of an outer surface of the second splined member. The second splined member retaining member groove in the second splined member is complementary to and aligned with the first splined member retaining member groove in the first splined member. At least a portion of a retaining member (760) is received and/or retained within at least a portion of the first and second splined member retaining member grooves in the first and second splined members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Marc T. Feichter, Michael J. Horvath, Bao T. Luong, Michael J. Scharf
  • QUICK CONNECT ASSEMBLY AND RETAINING MEMBER FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20210148411
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly and a retaining member for use in a vehicle. The quick connect assembly includes a first splined member (712) drivingly connected to at least a portion of a second splined member (740). Circumferentially extending along at least a portion of an inner surface (718) of the first splined member is a first splined member retaining member groove (738). The second splined member includes a second splined member retaining member groove (758) circumferentially extending along at least a portion of an outer surface of the second splined member. The second splined member retaining member groove in the second splined member is complementary to and aligned with the first splined member retaining member groove in the first splined member. At least a portion of a retaining member (760) is received and/or retained within at least a portion of the first and second splined member retaining member grooves in the first and second splined members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: MARC T. FEICHTER, MICHAEL J. HORVATH, BAO T. LUONG, MICHAEL J. SCHARF