ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,263, issued on July 22, was assigned to Brute Performance Inc (Powell, Tenn.).

"Adjustable ball joint for an inner tie rod assembly, adjustable ball joint kit, and method of assembling an adjustable ball joint" was invented by James Hebert (Powell, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable ball joint which is infinitesimally adjustable using a jam nut wherein no set screws are used. A kit for constructing an adjustable ball joint which is infinitesimally adjustable using a jam nut wherein no set screws are used. A method of assembling an adjustable ball joint which is infinitesimally adjustable using a jam nut wherein no set...