US Patent Issued to Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings on July 21 for "Constant velocity joint" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,202, issued on July 21, was assigned to Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings LLC.

"Constant velocity joint" was invented by Aaron Horne (Lathrup Village, Mich.), Riki Patel (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Amber Stettnichs (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A constant velocity joint includes an outer race that extends about an axis and is configured to be coupled with a first shaft. The outer race extends axially between a top surface and a bottom surface. An inner race is located in the compartment and is pivotable relative to the outer race for being connected with a second shaft. A plurality of balls are positioned bet...