ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,411, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP. (Okayama, Japan).

"Sealing device" was invented by Koki Ishida (Okayama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing device to be provided in a bearing device for sealing an annular gap between an outer member and a flange. The sealing device includes a slinger attached to the flange by bolts press-fitted into a plurality of bolt holes provided at the flange. The slinger includes a main body portion in a hollow disk shape having insertion portions into which the bolts are inserted, an elastic seal being made of an elastic member and being integrally formed around...