ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,311, issued on July 8, was assigned to Accuratech Automation Co. LTD. (Tainan, Taiwan).
"Structurally enhanced ball bearing" was invented by Yu Min Su (Taiwan, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball bearing includes an outer race; an inner race including having a through hole, a first end, and an outer surface; a plurality of balls rotatably disposed between the inner race and the outer race; a washer including an inner surface attached to the outer surface of the inner race; and a welding bead formed at a joining portion of the inner surface of the washer and the first end of the inner race to secure the washer to the inner rac...