ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,352, issued on July 28, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Electric motor oil pump with integrated bearing support" was invented by Noah Kee (Rittman, Ohio) and Matthew Payne (Glenmont, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bearing carrier may include a hub defining a bearing surface. A rotating assembly may include the bearing carrier and a bearing coupled to the bearing surface. The bearing carrier may also include an annular lip extending from a flange of the hub. The rotating assembly may also include a pump coupler coupled to the annular lip of the bearing carrier. A generator may inc...