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Article: Patent No. 7,578,051 Issued on Aug. 25, Assigned to Autocam for Press Fit Assembly Machine (Michigan Inventors)
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- Article date:
- August 29, 2009
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29 -- Edward W. Hekman of Alto, Mich., John E. Swistak of Grandville, Mich., David J. Ruthven of Wyoming, Mich., and David P. Deyoung of Zeeland, Mich., have developed a machine for press fit assembly. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,578,051 on Aug. 25.
The patent has been assigned to Autocam Corp., Kentwood, Mich.
According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press machine for press fit assembly of a torsion bar to a pinion gear of a power steering system includes a controller and a support structure. A first ...