ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,125, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Ace Machine Design Inc. (Commerce, Calif.).
"In-situ serviceable gear pump" was invented by Agustus Shelander (Joshua Tree, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention exhibits a set of improvements that increases the serviceability of the known internal gear pump employing a key and matching keyway engagement between the drive shaft and a star gear. A primary benefit is that all wetted components can be accessed by only removing the front cover assembly and do not require the internal gear pump be disconnected from its drive motor or piping. Furthermore, the mechanical seals ar...