ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,247, issued on May 19, was assigned to JATCO Ltd (Fuji City, Japan) and NISSAN MOTOR Co. LTD. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Power transmission device and hydraulic device" was invented by Akira Tsuchida (Sagamihara, Japan), Katsunori Yamashita (Chigasaki, Japan), Tomoya Otaki (Isehara, Japan) and Tsutomu Itou (Fujinomiya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power transmission device includes: a case that accommodates a power transmission mechanism; a strainer disposed to face a bottom wall portion in the case; a suction port for oil provided in a portion of the strainer facing the bottom wall portion; and a magnet disposed between the bottom...