ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,131, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD (Glil-Yam, Israel).

"Wheel-hub gears and casings therefor" was invented by Eran Starik (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Eylon Avigur (Ramat-Gan, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gear casing for a wheel-hub assembly comprises a gear housing comprising a drive-gear volume for accommodating therewithin a gearing assembly that is positioned to mediate between a drivetrain member and a wheel-hub member, the drive-gear volume being in fluid communication with opposing first and second openings formed in the gear housing for respective gearing-assembly connections therethrough with the...