ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,359, issued on June 2, was assigned to RB Distribution Inc. (Colmar, Pa.).
"Control arm and adjustable ball joint" was invented by Jonathan Petrina (Glenside, Pa.) and Thomas Reiff (Portage, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball joint assembly for control arm. The ball joint assembly has an upper portion with a ball socket and stud centered about a first centerline. A radial extension that is connected to the upper portion supports a mounting body with a second centerline and an outer diameter that fits within an aperture in the control arm. A threaded shaft depends from the mounting body and receives a nut to tighten against th...