ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,058, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to WEG EQUIPAMENTOS ELETRICOS S.A. (Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil).

"Rotary electric machine and oil ring for rotary electric machine" was invented by Fernando Andre Lindroth Dauner (Jaragua do Sul, Brazil), Samuel Santos Borges (Jaragua do Sul, Brazil), Douglas Eyng Fritzen (Jaragua do Sul, Brazil) and Cassiano Antunes Cezario (Jaragua do Sul, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary electric machine is provided that includes a housing that forms an internal cavity that houses a rotor/stator assembly, in which the rotor is positioned on a main shaft of the machine, a lubricating fluid reservoir de...