US Patent Issued to Aktiebolaget SKF on May 13 for "Rolling bearing comprising at least a sensorized axial rolling element, machine comprising said bearing a process for controlling said machine" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,863, issued on May 13, was assigned to Aktiebolaget SKF (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Rolling bearing comprising at least a sensorized axial rolling element, machine comprising said bearing a process for controlling said machine" was invented by Marie-Joelle Huot-Marchand (Diges, France) and Bruno Capoldi (Charentenay, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rolling bearing comprising a first ring, a second ring, at least one row of rolling elements arranged between axial raceways provided on the rings, at least one plate bearing against one of the first and second rings to close the bearing. At least one of the rolling elements is a sensor...