ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,998, issued on June 23, was assigned to Blue-White Industries Ltd. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Rotor assembly with removable rollers" was invented by John T. Nguyen (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and Robert E. Gledhill III (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotor assembly for a peristaltic pump is provided. The rotor assembly includes a hub configured to couple with a drive shaft of a pump. The hub includes at least one receiving slot that extends longitudinally along an outer surface of the hub. The rotor assembly further includes a roller assembly configured to slide longitudinally along the receiving slot to se...