US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Dec. 16 for "Additive manufactured hydraulic swivel bolt; and method" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,069, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Additive manufactured hydraulic swivel bolt; and method" was invented by Stephen A. Ratkowiak (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic swivel bolt includes a main body manufactured using additive manufacturing, defining at least two parallel fluid passages extending between opposite ends. A first shaft and a second shaft are positioned at respective ends of the main body, with at least one of the fluid passages providing fluid communication between the shafts. Each shaft includes axially separated first and second ports in communicatio...