ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,412, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to US SYNTHETIC Corp. (Orem, Utah).

"Adjustable bearing assemblies and related apparatus and methods" was invented by Jair J. Gonzalez (Provo, Utah) and Leonidas C. Leite (Provo, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bearing assemblies and methods of using bearings are provided in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, a bearing ring is provided having a plurality of carrier components removably coupled therewith. Each carrier component may carry one or more bearing elements. Upon wearing of the bearing elements beyond a desired amount, the carrier components may be removed from the bearing ring...