ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,084, issued on May 6, was assigned to Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, Md.).
"Bearing anti-creep interface" was invented by Yuriy Gmirya (Woodbridge, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing anti-creep interface having a drive shaft, a bearing race, and a hub. The drive shaft extends along a rotational axis. The bearing race has an inner surface press-fit onto the drive shaft and an axial end surface defining a bearing race interface surface. The hub has an inner surface rotationally coupled to the drive shaft and an axial end surface defining a hub interface surface. The hub interface surface is in contact with the bearing rac...