ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,860, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAF-HOLLAND GmbH (Bessenbach, Germany).
"Hub cap system for a vehicle" was invented by Rainer Stegmann (Hosbach, Germany), Muhammet Arpaci (Aschaffenburg, Germany), Andre Katzke (Weibersbrunn, Germany), Elmar Weber (Dulmen, Germany) and Simon Schafers (Nidderau-Erbstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The hub cap system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, includes a hub cap configured to rotate about an axial direction, wherein the hub cap has a central aperture which extends in the axial direction, and an air guiding system including a primary connection and a secondary ...