ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,500, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Slotted spring disc for a bearing" was invented by Lucio De la Rosa Mitre (Xicohtzinco, Mexico), Alejandro Vazquez (Puebla, Mexico) and Itzel Guadalupe Gomez Ruiz (Puebla, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slotted spring disc for a bearing includes an annular portion, a conical portion extending radially inward from the annular portion, and a plurality of slots extending from the annular portion through the conical portion. In some example embodiments, an outer ring of the annular portion is devoid of the plurality of slots. ...