ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,081, issued on Nov. 18.
"Aircraft wheel rotating device" was invented by James Hooey (Oshawa, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft wheel rotating device for effecting rotation of a wheel of an aircraft prior to landing includes a mounting plate in which a plurality of holes is positioned. Respective holes are alignable with bolts of a hub of a wheel that is rotationally attached to an axle of an aircraft. The mounting plate thus is mountable to the hub. A tubular housing is attached to and extends axially from the mounting plate. Each blade of a plurality of blades is rotationally attached to the tubular housing. The bla...