US Patent Issued to SKF Lubrication Systems Germany on Sept. 8 for "Control block for a lubrication system, and a lubrication system" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,810, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH (Walldorf, Germany).

"Control block for a lubrication system, and a lubrication system" was invented by Wolfgang Rudolf Oettinger (Germersheim, Germany) and Andreas Robert Stellmach (Heddesheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control block (1) for a lubrication system has a main body (2) with at least one inlet port (4) and at least one outlet port (6). A primary connecting line (8) fluidically connects the inlet port (4) to the outlet port (6). The main body (2) has at least one return port (10). A relief valve (12), in an open state, opens a conn...