ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,257, issued on April 21, was assigned to Bair Products Inc. (Louisburg, Kan.).

"Greasable hub for a continuous track system" was invented by Larry Bair (Louisburg, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A greasable axle and hub kit assembly and method of installing the greasable axle and hub kit assembly in the frame of a continuous tread machine is provided. The greasable axle and hub kit assembly utilizes at least an inner seal, greased bearing, an anti-spin washer, a fastener, an outer dust cap, an inner seal protector, and an outer seal protection cap to provide for an axle and hub kit assembly with an improved lifetime and a reduc...