Patents by Inventor Michael M. Start

Michael M. Start 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).

  • Method and apparatus for servicing a staked universal joint
    Publication number: 20030119588
    Abstract: A retaining washer and method for servicing staked universal joints. The invention describes methods of servicing staked universal joints which maintain the quality of the original factory balance on the universal joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph B. Schlegelmann, Michael M. Start, Pete A. Nietupski
  • Axle axial motion limiting device for a rotating component shaft position adjustment
    Patent number: 5620388
    Abstract: In a differential/mechanism for transmitting power from a drive shaft to the axle shafts of a motor vehicle, a shim cap surrounding the end of the axle shaft is located between a differential pinion shaft and a slotted washer seated within recesses formed on the axle shaft and on the side bevel gear, the shim cap having a crown whose thickness fills the axial space between the inner end of the axle shaft and the pinion shaft. The shim cap limits the range of axially inward movement of the axle shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Joseph B. Schlegelmann, William D. Baedke, Michael M. Start