ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,021, issued on April 29, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Shunt assembly" was invented by Guihui Zhong (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shunt assembly for a bearing configuration is disclosed herein. The shunt assembly includes a mesh layer that provides electric contact between a first and second conductive component. The mesh layer can be secured against one of the conductive components via application of a preload, which can be achieved by a spring, O-ring, or other element."
The patent was filed on Aug. 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/884,015.
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