ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,803, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to NTN Corp. (Osaka, Japan).

"Fixing device for insert bearing unit and insert bearing unit" was invented by Mitsuhiko Yoshikawa (Mie, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ring body configured to be fitted over the extension ring portion is provided. The ring body is a non-endless ring body having a cut portion formed in a part of the ring body. Opposed cut-portion end surfaces of the cut portion are separated from each other by a predetermined distance under a state in which the ring body is press-fitted over the extension ring portion of the inner ring. The cut-portion end surfaces are brought r...