US Patent Issued to SULZER MANAGEMENT on Sept. 22 for "Lubrication ring for transporting lubricant" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,477, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to SULZER MANAGEMENT AG (Winterthur, Switzerland).

"Lubrication ring for transporting lubricant" was invented by Benedict Baumgartner (Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Switzerland) and Pascal Kiesecker (Bruchsal, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lubrication ring for the transport of a lubricant from a lubricant container in a bearing, the lubrication ring to be driven by a rotating shaft, which is borne by the bearing. The lubrication ring includes a running surface configured to interoperate with the shaft, and a transport surface configured to transport lubricant, the transport surface having a...