ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,622, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Bearing device with integrated electrical insulation, notably for an electric motor or machine" was invented by Mickael Chollet (Joue-les-Tours, France), Anthony Simonin (Tours, France) and Benoit Arnault (Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing device includes a bearing and a bushing. The bearing has first and second rings, and the bushing has a first axial end and a second axial end and an axial length from the first axial end to the second axial end and a first radial surface and a second radial surface radially spaced from...