US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on June 17 for "Centering sleeve for torque converter assembly" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,817, issued on June 17, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Centering sleeve for torque converter assembly" was invented by Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez (Wooster, Ohio), Scott Angel (Marshalville, Ohio), Melissa Blischak (Copley, Ohio) and David Lewis (Lexington, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a centering sleeve is disclosed herein that includes a hub defining a central opening extending in an axial direction between a first axial end and a second axial end. At least one of the first axial end or the second axial end includes a plurality of fluid grooves on an axially out...