ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,056, issued on May 26, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Torque transmission device and drive train for a motor vehicle" was invented by Stephan Maienschein (Baden-Baden, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a rotor carrier mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation, an input hub, an output hub, and a torsion damper. The rotor carrier has a fastening portion and a first flange portion. The fastening portion and the input hub are arranged on a first axial side of the first flange portion and are connected to the first flange porti...