ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,118, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF (Gothenburg, Sweden) and SKF Metal Stamping S.R.L. (Frossasco, Italy).
"Wheel hub bearing assembly with sealing device" was invented by Sergio Schieda (Pinerolo, Italy), Mauro Romano (Prizzi, Italy), Alessio De Bortoli (Castelveccana, Italy) and Ettore Berutti (Grugliasco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel hub bearing assembly includes a rotatable flanged inner ring, a stationary outer ring disposed about the inner ring such that a gap is defined between the inner and outer rings and a sealing device coupled with a tubular end collar of the outer ring. The sealing de...