ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,236, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Bearing spacer" was invented by John R. Smerczak (Ortonville, Mich.) and Anthony Mattord (Macomb Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacer is configured to abut an output shaft bearing. The spacer has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. A first wall extends from the inner diameter to the outer diameter, and is configured to abut a radial surface of the output shaft bearing as well as a surface of a housing. A second wall, attached to the first wall at the inner diameter, extends from the inner diameter to the outer diameter, and is conf...