ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,043, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Flow channel for an integrated pump with rotary valve" was invented by David S. Malone (Attica, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid pump includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet. A cavity located in the pump housing receives the fluid from the fluid inlet. A first flow channel fluidically connects the cavity to the first fluid outlet. An impeller positioned in the cavity moves the fluid from the cavity at a first rate of fluid flow. A valve mounted between the impeller and the first flow channel is positionab...