ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,443, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Conductive liquid pumping system" was invented by Patrick Michael McGarey (South Pasadena, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for transporting or pumping a conductive liquid, such as a molten metal, are presented. The system may include a rifled tube that includes a helical structure on its inside surface and an electric coil that can generate a magnetic field inside the rifled tube. The magnetic field may induce a circumferential force on the conductive liquid inside the rifled tube. The helical structure may redirect ...