US Patent Issued to Volkswagen on Nov. 3 for "Tripod roller and tripod joint assembly" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,805, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany).

"Tripod roller and tripod joint assembly" was invented by Alexander Mick (Wolfsburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tripod roller for a tripod joint assembly including an outer ring with an annular running surface on its outer circumference for rolling in a tripod housing as well as an inner peripheral surface. An inner ring includes an annular running surface on its inner circumference for mounting on a pin of a tripod star and an outer circumferential surface and opposite end faces. Rolling elements may be arranged in an annular space between the in...