Patents by Inventor Patrick T. Maled

Patrick T. Maled 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 shaft and assembly
    Patent number: 9296258
    Abstract: An axle shaft has radially outwardly extending drive fingers which drivingly engage drive slots in a wheel hub cover. The hub cover is rigidly secured to a wheel hub and maintains the axial position of the axle shaft. A shock absorber may be positioned between the drive fingers and the drive slots. The axle shaft may be formed from a hollow tube or a solid shaft by cutting an end portion of the shaft and deforming a cut section radially outwardly to form a drive finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sypris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen W. Straub, Patrick T. Maled
  • Axle shaft
    Patent number: 9266395
    Abstract: An axle shaft has an inboard end portion with a spline for engagement with a differential assembly and an outboard end with a flange for mounting a wheel hub assembly. One or both of the end portions have cavities for weight reduction. The inboard end portion cavity extends underneath the spline. The outboard end portion cavity extends completely underneath the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sypris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick T. Maled, Stephen W. Straub, Thomas A. Petschke, Jr., Joseph Randolph Masching, David Michael Eblen, Matthew Yaksic, Alberto Fabián Villalobos Rodriguez, Jose Medina Guia, Oscar Reyes Morales
  • Axle Shaft
    Publication number: 20150266343
    Abstract: An axle shaft has an inboard end portion with a spline for engagement with a differential assembly and an outboard end with a flange for mounting a wheel hub assembly. One or both of the end portions have cavities for weight reduction. The inboard end portion cavity extends underneath the spline. The outboard end portion cavity extends completely underneath the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Sypris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick T. Maled, Stephen W. Straub, Thomas A. Petschke, JR., Joseph Randolph Masching, David Michael Eblen, Matthew Yaksic, Alberto Fabián Villalobos Rodríguez, Jose Medina Guia, Oscar Reyes Morales
  • TORQUE LIMITING AXLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150240880
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes an axle in frictional driving engagement with a wheel hub. A torque limiting assembly limits the amount of torque that can be transmitted between the axle and hub. The torque limiting assembly includes an arm or rod, such as the shaft of a bolt, which biases the axle and hub together to provide a predetermined slipping torque. The rod or arm is housed in a clamp which extends axially over the outer peripheries of an axle flange and a hub flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SYPRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen W. Straub, Patrick T. Maled, John R. McGeeney
  • AXLE SHAFT AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150084399
    Abstract: An axle shaft has radially outwardly extending drive fingers which drivingly engage drive slots in a wheel hub cover. The hub cover is rigidly secured to a wheel hub and maintains the axial position of the axle shaft. A shock absorber may be positioned between the drive fingers and the drive slots. The axle shaft may be formed from a hollow tube or a solid shaft by cutting an end portion of the shaft and deforming a cut section radially outwardly to form a drive finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Sypris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen W. Straub, Patrick T. Maled