ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,312, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Wurzburg (Wurzburg, Germany).
"Oil pump for a motor vehicle" was invented by Nico Wiessmann (Wurzburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil pump for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically operated gear pump, contains a pump housing that is closed relative to an end side by a housing cover, a shaft which extends in a longitudinal direction and to which a pump wheel is secured. The shaft is mounted on a first bearing and on a second bearing on both sides of the pump wheel. A pressure chamber is formed on a pressure side, and a lubricant channel lea...