US Patent Issued to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS on Sept. 1 for "Socket joint bearing" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,617, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Socket joint bearing" was invented by Seth Englebright (Festus, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing for a socket joint incorporates an internal grease groove pattern which may help to interlock an outer shell portion that is also used as a preload. The bearing includes a first grease groove extends along an inner shell surface and a second grease groove extends along the inner shell surface. At least one of the first grease groove or the second grease groove extend between one or more of the end side and the exit side of the inner shel...