US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Nov. 3 for "Continuous rolled core ring with butt connections" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,840, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Continuous rolled core ring with butt connections" was invented by Trent Hendershot (Wooster, Ohio) and Eldin Becirovic (Akron, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rolled and welded core ring may be made from a narrow strip with opposing circumferential ends that are connected by a butt connection, resulting in less scrap. The strip may be rolled continuously to form an arc segment with the opposing circumferential ends. The butt connection may be formed by a weld or braze after rolling the strip into the arc segment. Slots may be ...