ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,075, issued on June 24, was assigned to Brehmer Manufacturing Inc. (Lyons, Neb.).
"Self-aligning belt pulley" was invented by Jamie C. Brehmer (Lyons, Neb.) and Joey R. Brehmer (Lyons, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-aligning belt pulley, in various embodiments, includes a cylindrical roller having one or more concave portions formed in a circumferential rolling surface. In some embodiments, one or more raised peaks extend circumferentially along, and radially outwardly from, the circumferential roller surface. In various embodiments, a cylindrical roller couples with a pivoting mechanism having an elongated member that is...