ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,865, issued on Feb. 10.
"Wheel end repair system and method of repairing same" was invented by Kraig Kestie (Twin Falls, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel end repair system or assembly to repair one of an associated brake backer plate or associated spindle of an associated vehicle is provided. The system can include legs joining a base plate to the brake backer plate mounted on an axle tube, and a crown is secured to the base plate to accurately position the spindle and the brake backer plate relative to one another, and retain the wheel end components in the desired locations so that the components can be tack welded and ...