ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,024, issued on May 26.

"Vehicle drive shaft grease system" was invented by Howard Fabbrini (Midland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle drive shaft grease system. The vehicle drive shaft grease system comprises a cylindrical housing having a first open end and a second open end. The housing is detachedly affixed to a vehicle support frame by at least one solid tether, and tabs mounted on an outside surface of the cylindrical housing. Grease is distributed to the device and the device distributes the grease through a series of openings and channels to those components requiring the grease."

The patent was filed on Sept. 11...