US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on March 3 for "Motor starter without contactor" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,783, issued on March 3, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Motor starter without contactor" was invented by Bader S. Khaldi (Anak, Saudi Arabia), Majed M. Hamrani (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Omar Alarfaj (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for transmitting power includes a Motor Circuit Protector (MCP) and a motorized mechanism. The MCP includes contacts that electrically connect a power supply to a low voltage motor in a closed position, and disconnect the power supply from the low voltage motor in an open position. The motorized mechanism includes a shaft, a controller, and...