US Patent Issued to Aktiebolaget SKF on June 23 for "Bearing unit" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,044, issued on June 23, was assigned to Aktiebolaget SKF.

"Bearing unit" was invented by Fausto Baracca (Massa, Italy), Andrea A. Bertolini (Carrara, Italy) and Alessio Nebbia Colomba (Pisa, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing unit (10, 10') has a radially outer ring (31). The outer ring (31) is rotatable with respect to an axis of rotation (X) and is provided with a radially inner raceway (31r). A stationary radially inner ring (33) is provided with a radially outer raceway (33r). A row (132) of rolling bodies (32) is interposed between the radially outer ring (31) and the radially inner ring (33). Each rolling body (32) ...