ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,266, issued on July 21.

"Pump system for liquid transport tank" was invented by Roger Hayes (Adelanto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump system is configured to couple to a power take-off of a vehicle and includes a pump having a drive shaft. The drive shaft has a first end and a second end. The first end engages with the power take-off of the vehicle and the second end drives a pump disposed under the vehicle."

The patent was filed on Oct. 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/905,859.

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