US Patent Issued to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF on April 21 for "Toroid separator with lubricant channels for ball bearings" (Michigan, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,225, issued on April 21, was assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Toroid separator with lubricant channels for ball bearings" was invented by Bryan D. Allison (Clymer, N.Y.) and Francois Niarfeix (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A separator is provided for a ball bearing including inner and outer rings and a plurality of balls disposed between the inner and outer rings. The separator includes an annular body having a centerline, opposing first and second axial ends spaced apart along the centerline, an inner circumferential surface defining a central pocket sized to receive one of the plurality ...