ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,147, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Oil collect pan" was invented by Bastian Dietrich (Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany) and Alfred Hock (Hochstadt / Aisch, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil collecting tray includes a disc-shaped tray bottom, an annular collecting portion, recesses, snap elements and axially protruding ribs. The disc-shaped tray bottom includes a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, and radially protruding body portions. Each of the body portions includes an oil supply opening. The annular collecting portion projects axial...