ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,790, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Oil seal structure" was invented by Erika Ito (Tokyo), Ayaka Yamamoto (Tokyo) and Noriaki Suzuki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil seal structure is provided for sealing between a first member including an end surface having an opening and a second member covering at least the opening with an elastic annular seal member interposed between the first member and the second member. The oil seal structure includes an annular recess that is provided in the end surface of the first member in a manner of surrounding the opening. The annular recess accommodates the seal m...