ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,026, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Knight Industries & Associates Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Hoist rotary assembly" was invented by James Zaguroli (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary assembly for a hoist includes at least one of a rotary union and a slip ring. A bearing is positioned radially outward of the rotary union and/or slip ring with respect to a central axis. A first plurality of axially extending support columns are radially outward of the rotary union and/or slip ring and fixed to the bearing. A second plurality of axially extending support columns are radially outward of the rotary union an...