ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,323, issued on June 24, was assigned to CBS ArcSafe Inc. (Denton, Texas).
"Apparatus and method for drill motor racking of switchgear" was invented by Finley Lee Ledbetter (Argyle, Texas), Russell R. Safreed III (Saint Albans, W.va.) and Paul Blake (Saint Albans, W.va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drill motor racking apparatus for remote operation of a circuit breaker is disclosed. The drill motor racking apparatus comprises: a racking adapter, wherein the racking adapter is adapted to be engaged by and secured in a racking mechanism of a circuit breaker; a gearbox having an input and an output; a flexible shaft cable having a fi...