ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,912, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to NTN Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Bearing device for vehicle wheel" was invented by Tsukasa Watanabe (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a bearing device for a vehicle wheel comprising: an outer-side seal that is resistant to deterioration over time and can prevent foreign matter. This bearing device for a vehicle wheel comprises an outer-side seal member 7 that closes an outer-side opening end of an annular space formed by an outer ring 2 and a hub ring 3. The outer-side seal member 7 including a core metal 8 which is fitted to the outer ring 2, a seal member 10 which is joine...