US Patent Issued to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF on Dec. 9 for "Low wear toroid separator for ball bearings" (Michigan, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,727, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Low wear toroid separator for ball bearings" was invented by Bryan D. Allison (Clymer, N.Y.) and Francois Niarfeix (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A separator for a ball bearing includes an annular body having a centerline, opposing first and second axial ends and an inner circumferential surface defining a central pocket sized to receive one of the plurality of balls. Preferably, the annular body has a concave outer circumferential surface defining an annular channel and configured to contact at least one adjacent one of the balls a...