US Patent Issued to RTX on Nov. 25 for "Shaft bearing retainer assembly" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,546, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Shaft bearing retainer assembly" was invented by Eric Stehlik (West Hartford, Conn.), James B. Coffin (Windsor, Conn.) and Todd A. Davis (Tolland, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaft bearing retainer assembly is provided that includes an axially extending shaft, a bearing, and a bearing retainer subassembly. The shaft has first and second radial surfaces, a distal end, a bearing seat, and a retainer cavity. The bearing seat is engaged with the first radial surface and extends axially inward from the distal end. The retainer cavity is disposed in the seco...