ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,901, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Kessler & Co. GmbH & Co. KG (Abtsgmund, Germany).
"Wheel side with offset gear and separate lubrication spaces" was invented by Gunter Bittlingmaier (Aalen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel side includes an offset gear with an output axis, which is offset with respect to an input axis, for outputting drive power; a hub carrier; a wheel hub supported at the hub carrier by a wheel support; and a driven shaft that extends along the output axis through the hub carrier and that connects the offset gear to the wheel hub. The wheel side has a first lubrication space, in which the offset ...