ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,096, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE PLC (London).

"Joint assembly and method of manufacturing thereof" was invented by Oliver G Feaver (Derby, Great Britain), David J Robertson (Derby, Great Britain), Daniel M Innis (Derby, Great Britain) and Francisco L Palma (Derby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint assembly for joining a first component to a second component includes a first clevis including first clevis apertures and a second clevis including second clevis apertures. The joint assembly includes a first bearing insert and a second bearing insert fixedly coupled to the first clevis and the secon...