ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,173, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to LEGO A/S (Billund, Denmark).
"Bearing for linear guide rail" was invented by Klaus Skovby (Billund, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold box containing a bearing assembly arranged between the guide surfaces of a guide rail pillar. The bearing assembly has a bearing element that contains a main body art capable of receiving the guide rail pillar. The bearing element also has a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface that can be arranged in a common plane, parallel to the planar guide surfaces and spaced apart in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The first and second bea...