ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,248, issued on April 21, was assigned to Flowserve Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).
"Rotational indicator with mechanically adjustable reduction factor" was invented by William C. Hooss (Rustburg, Va.) and Daniel J. Morris (Forest, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotational indicator comprises a mechanical reducer having a reduction factor that is variable without exchanging components. A plurality of identical double gears rotate about a pair of parallel fixed shafts, a large gear of each double gear being intermeshed with a small gear of a preceding double gear on the opposing shaft. An axially moveable pinion gear is rotationally fixe...