US Patent Issued to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE on Sept. 23 for "Electrically insulated block-on-rotating-ring test unit and method" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,426, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (San Antonio).

"Electrically insulated block-on-rotating-ring test unit and method" was invented by Carlos J. Sanchez (San Antonio) and Peter Mark Lee (Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically insulated block-on-rotating-ring test unit and method, to evaluate the effects of electrical potential on material pairs and fluids under mechanical load and in sliding contact. The fluids may comprise lubricants and oils utilized in electrical vehicles."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/472,599.

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