ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,171, issued on July 21.

"Rod-shaped water pump facilitating silt removal" was invented by Bosen Zhang (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod-shaped water pump facilitating silt removal, comprising a fixing seat, a power supply box, and a fixing tube. The upper end of the fixing seat is fixed to the power supply box, and the lower end is fixed to the fixing tube. The fixing seat is fixedly or integrally provided with a shaft seat, which is equipped with a water inlet and a water outlet. The water inlet is connected to the fixing tube, and the water outlet is connected to the external environment. A fan is fixedly instal...