US Patent Issued to JTEKT Bearings North America on Aug. 25 for "Electric vehicle drive motor bearing assembly" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,450, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to JTEKT Bearings North America LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Electric vehicle drive motor bearing assembly" was invented by Daniel J. Schertz (Pickens, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing assembly comprises a first ring defining a first rolling surface and a second ring defining a second rolling surface opposed to the first rolling surface. A plurality of rolling elements are located between the first ring and the second ring in rolling engagement with the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface. A cup is positioned outside an associated one of the first ring and the second ring...