US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Aug. 5 for "Inner-ring-fastened roller sleeve and method for producing same" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,997, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Inner-ring-fastened roller sleeve and method for producing same" was invented by Stefan Wachtler (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Robert Dressel (Gremsdorf, Germany) and Alfred Hock (Hochstadt / Aisch, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inner-ring-fastened roller sleeve includes an inner ring and a roller-and-cage assembly. The inner ring is arranged for fastening on a shaft or axle and includes an outer lateral surface with an inner raceway, and first and second flanges extending radially outwards. The second flange includes a larg...