ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,172, issued on July 21, was assigned to BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP. (Shanghai).

"Built-in electric air pump" was invented by Shuiyong Huang (Shanghai), Xianglin Zeng (Shanghai), Qingshui Song (Shanghai) and Wanbin Qiu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A built-in electric air pump, adapted to be attached to an inflatable body, is provided. The built-in electric air pump includes a pump housing defining therein an accommodating cavity; a pump cover and a switching device disposed in the accommodating cavity; an air valve in fluid communication with the switching device; and an operating switch operably connected to the ...