US Patent Issued to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS on Nov. 18 for "Socket joint with sealed wear indicator and method of manufacture" (Virginia, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,945, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC (Southfield, Mich.).

"Socket joint with sealed wear indicator and method of manufacture" was invented by Rachael Raines (Harrisonburg, Va.) and Dustin Schrieber (Waterloo, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket joint includes a stud, a wear indicator configured to indicate a degree of wear relating to the stud or relating to a position of the stud, an elastomeric seal, and a Belleville washer. The elastomeric seal is located at least partially between the wear indicator and the Belleville washer. In some implementations, a domed cover plate is configured to he...