ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,722, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Baumueller Nuernberg GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany).
"Bearing unit" was invented by Paul Eisfeld (Nuremberg, Germany), Manuela Rudel (Herzogenaurach, Germany) and Michael Veeh (Kleinrinderfeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing unit having a roller bearing that includes an outer ring and an inner ring that is rotatable with respect to the same about an axis, The inner ring is fastened to a first component, and the outer ring is fastened to an adapter ring that is nonrotatably and axially movably supported on a second component. A method for manufacturing a structural unit and an elect...