ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,948, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Flender GmbH (Bocholt, Germany).

"Lubricant transfer arrangement for a lubricant supply of a transmission" was invented by Mathias Hobing (Bocholt, Germany) and Robert Prusak (Bocholt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lubricant transfer arrangement for a lubricant supply for a transmission includes an outer transmission component, an inner transmission component rotatable relative to the outer transmission component and a plain bearing supporting the outer transmission component on the inner transmission component. A lubricant pocket is formed between the outer transmission component or...