ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,318, issued on July 8.
"Motor extraction tool and related methods" was invented by Andrew Cardenas (Tehachapi, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated motor disconnect tool is mounted at the base of a motor, which is operationally coupled to a gearbox. The tool facilitates the disconnection of the motor from the gearbox via a series of procedural steps. It features a collar flange with an interior surface concentric to the motor's neutral axis, and includes a set of extraction bolts inserted through apertures located on the top surface of the tool."
The patent was filed on May 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/665,422.
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