ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,781, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Graco Minnesota Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Grease inhibitor" was invented by Thomas F. Janecek (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grease inhibitor is disposed about a rotating shaft of an electric machine. The grease inhibitor is configured to inhibit flow of grease towards electromagnetic components of the electric machine along the shaft. The grease inhibitor includes an inner member that rotates with the shaft and that interfaces with a static component to form the grease inhibiting interface."
The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2022, under Application No. 18/718,782.
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