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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

  • Information Patent Grant

    Wheel hub clutch, wheel hub, wheel end system, axle, drivetrain, an...
    • Patent number 12,054,041
    • Issue date Aug 6, 2024
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Grant

    Surface component for vehicle exhaust system
    • Patent number 11,808,186
    • Issue date Nov 7, 2023
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Gabriel Ostromecki
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Torque transmitting shaft
    • Patent number 11,767,875
    • Issue date Sep 26, 2023
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Coupling assembly and ratcheting locking member for use therein
    • Patent number 11,739,801
    • Issue date Aug 29, 2023
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Valve assembly for exhaust system
    • Patent number 11,702,997
    • Issue date Jul 18, 2023
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Externally mounted in-line exhaust gas valve
    • Patent number 11,371,402
    • Issue date Jun 28, 2022
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Coupling and control assembly for use in a motor vehicle
    • Patent number 11,346,404
    • Issue date May 31, 2022
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Grant

    Externally mounted in-line exhaust gas valve
    • Patent number 11,274,581
    • Issue date Mar 15, 2022
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    High-speed, overrunning coupling and control assembly, coupling ass...
    • Patent number 11,187,282
    • Issue date Nov 30, 2021
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Joshua D. Hand
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Universal joint or constant velocity joint torque transmission inte...
    • Patent number 11,098,764
    • Issue date Aug 24, 2021
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Eduardo Mondragon-Parra
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Exhaust valve damper
    • Patent number 11,060,428
    • Issue date Jul 13, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Externally mounted in-line exhaust gas valve
    • Patent number 10,961,923
    • Issue date Mar 30, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • Information Patent Grant

    Torque transmitting shaft
    • Patent number 10,948,007
    • Issue date Mar 16, 2021
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Damper valve assembly
    • Patent number 10,788,136
    • Issue date Sep 29, 2020
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Slotted snap-action valve assembly for exhaust system
    • Patent number 10,598,059
    • Issue date Mar 24, 2020
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Larry J. Geer
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Alignment system for slotted snap-action valve assembly for exhaust...
    • Patent number 10,436,088
    • Issue date Oct 8, 2019
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Passive exhaust valve assembly with overlapping slip joint and meth...
    • Patent number 10,253,664
    • Issue date Apr 9, 2019
    • Middleville Tool & Die Co.
    • Robert Leroy Middleton
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Flutter dampened exhaust valve
    • Patent number 10,180,092
    • Issue date Jan 15, 2019
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Larry J. Geer
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Tripot constant velocity joint
    • Patent number 10,174,793
    • Issue date Jan 8, 2019
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Tunable torque transmitting shaft
    • Patent number 10,077,798
    • Issue date Sep 18, 2018
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Multi-rate torsional bar
    • Patent number 10,041,546
    • Issue date Aug 7, 2018
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Jeffrey P. Courville
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Passive exhaust valve with external torsion spring
    • Patent number 9,982,794
    • Issue date May 29, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • Information Patent Grant

    Passive exhaust valve with dual torsion spring
    • Patent number 9,982,793
    • Issue date May 29, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • Information Patent Grant

    Torque transmitting shaft
    • Patent number 9,945,415
    • Issue date Apr 17, 2018
    • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Coaxial flow injector
    • Patent number 9,759,113
    • Issue date Sep 12, 2017
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Electromagnetically controlled injector having flux bridge and flux...
    • Patent number 9,683,472
    • Issue date Jun 20, 2017
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Pressure swirl flow injector with reduced flow variability and retu...
    • Patent number 8,998,114
    • Issue date Apr 7, 2015
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
    • Keith Olivier
    • Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Electromagnetically controlled injector having flux bridge and flux...
    • Patent number 8,973,895
    • Issue date Mar 10, 2015
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Grant

    Coaxial flow injector
    • Patent number 8,910,884
    • Issue date Dec 16, 2014
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. Thomas
    • Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
  • Information Patent Grant

    Pressure swirl flow injector with reduced flow variability and retu...
    • Patent number 8,740,113
    • Issue date Jun 3, 2014
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
    • Matthew L. Roessle
    • Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROL OF WHEEL HUB CLUTCH, WHEEL HUB, WHEEL END SYSTEM, AXLE, DRI...
    • Publication number 20240343111
    • Publication date Oct 17, 2024
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    • Publication number 20240337307
    • Publication date Oct 10, 2024
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR COUPLING DEVICE
    • Publication number 20240318694
    • Publication date Sep 26, 2024
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRAL HOOD
    • Publication number 20240218822
    • Publication date Jul 4, 2024
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • STEPHEN THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    WHEEL HUB CLUTCH, WHEEL HUB, WHEEL END SYSTEM, AXLE, DRIVETRAIN, AN...
    • Publication number 20240051385
    • Publication date Feb 15, 2024
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    • Publication number 20230392643
    • Publication date Dec 7, 2023
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    • Publication number 20230106800
    • Publication date Apr 6, 2023
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Joshua D. Hand
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Coupling Assembly and Ratcheting Locking Member for Use Therein
    • Publication number 20210372491
    • Publication date Dec 2, 2021
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    SURFACE COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM
    • Publication number 20210285349
    • Publication date Sep 16, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • GABRIEL OSTROMECKI
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    • Publication number 20210222727
    • Publication date Jul 22, 2021
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Valve Assembly For Exhaust System
    • Publication number 20210199057
    • Publication date Jul 1, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    EXTERNALLY MOUNTED IN-LINE EXHAUST GAS VALVE
    • Publication number 20210025340
    • Publication date Jan 28, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Externally Mounted In-Line Exhaust Gas Valve
    • Publication number 20210025301
    • Publication date Jan 28, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    EXTERNALLY MOUNTED IN-LINE EXHAUST GAS VALVE
    • Publication number 20210025302
    • Publication date Jan 28, 2021
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Damper Valve Assembly
    • Publication number 20200309277
    • Publication date Oct 1, 2020
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Damper Valve Assembly
    • Publication number 20200309278
    • Publication date Oct 1, 2020
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    High-Speed, Overrunning Coupling and Control Assembly, Coupling Ass...
    • Publication number 20200124115
    • Publication date Apr 23, 2020
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Joshua D. Hand
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Coupling and Control Assembly for Use in a Motor Vehicle
    • Publication number 20200109749
    • Publication date Apr 9, 2020
    • Means Industries, Inc.
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    Exhaust Valve Damper
    • Publication number 20190360374
    • Publication date Nov 28, 2019
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    TRIPOT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
    • Publication number 20190010991
    • Publication date Jan 10, 2019
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    UNIVERSAL JOINT OR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT TORQUE TRANSMISSION INTE...
    • Publication number 20180335092
    • Publication date Nov 22, 2018
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Eduardo Mondragon-Parra
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    • Publication number 20180202486
    • Publication date Jul 19, 2018
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Alignment System for Slotted Snap-Action Valve Assembly for Exhaust...
    • Publication number 20180051610
    • Publication date Feb 22, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Flutter Dampened Exhaust Valve
    • Publication number 20180051607
    • Publication date Feb 22, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Larry J. GEER
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Slotted Snap-Action Valve Assembly For Exhaust System
    • Publication number 20180051609
    • Publication date Feb 22, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Larry J. GEER
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Passive Exhaust Valve With External Torsion Spring
    • Publication number 20180038495
    • Publication date Feb 8, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • Information Patent Application

    Passive Exhaust Valve With Dual Torsion Spring
    • Publication number 20180038494
    • Publication date Feb 8, 2018
    • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    • Stephen M. THOMAS
    • B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • Information Patent Application

    MULTI-RATE TORSIONAL BAR
    • Publication number 20170074328
    • Publication date Mar 16, 2017
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Jeffrey P. Courville
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    TUNABLE TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    • Publication number 20160146245
    • Publication date May 26, 2016
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHAFT
    • Publication number 20160123377
    • Publication date May 5, 2016
    • STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    • Steven M. Thomas
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...