ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,856, issued on Jan. 13.
"Automated maintenance rotation motor operator system and machine" was invented by Jeffrey Aaron Short (Alabaster, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor rotation unit and system that rotates a stored electrical motor's shaft to avoid false brinelling, damage to rotors and bearings and keeping lubrication inside the motor distributed between the internal bearings and rotors. The motor rotation unit is attachable to a motor shaft and is programmed to rotate around the shaft at a pre-determined time, duration and a programmed degree and distance of rotation of the motor rotation unit. Once the motor rotatio...