ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,519, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF (Sweden).
"Integrated sealing device for motorcycle suspensions" was invented by Gianni Alvise Cognolato (Moncalieri, Italy), Marco Bresso (Turin, Italy) and Paolo Giraudo (Trana, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing device for a motorcycle suspension provided with an armature on which an elastomeric covering is mounted, said covering comprising a first radially outer portion, for providing a dynamic seal with a first component of the motorcycle suspension, and a second radially inner portion for providing a guide and a static seal with a second component of the motor...