ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,944, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to O.C.A.P. S.P.A. (Valperga, Italy).
"Enhanced ball joint with rotation sensor" was invented by Jean-Jacques Tomas (Caselle Torinese, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball joint contains a body and a pin having a first threaded end and a second spherical end which is rotatably arranged within a seat of the body. The pin cooperates with a first spherical-cap-shaped element inserted within a further seat having a corresponding shape of a second spherical-cap-shaped element cooperating with a covering element to close the spherical end of the pin within the body. The second spherical end of th...