ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,362, issued on Feb. 10.
"Transmission" was invented by Takahisa Nomoto (Fujisawa, Japan), Hiroki Nishii (Fujisawa, Japan), Yuki Koshiba (Fujisawa, Japan), Hiroyasu Yoshioka (Fujisawa, Japan) and Hiroshi Katou (Fujisawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission includes a first shaft unit connected to a drive shaft of a drive unit. The first shaft unit includes a first shaft having a first shaft raceway surface on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a first output gear provided on the first shaft, a first outer ring attached to a first support part, the first outer ring having a first outer ring raceway surface on an inner...