ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,379, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Miniature pump" was invented by Ching-Hang Shen (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A miniature pump including a pump housing, a rotor, a stator, a closing member connected to the top side, and a holding member. The pump housing includes a top side forming a pump chamber, a bottom side, an inlet and an outlet. An end of a shaft is fixed in the pump chamber, and a bearing is pivoted on the shaft. The rotor is provided in the pump chamber to circulate a working fluid passing through the pump chamber. The holding member is dispos...