ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,325, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ECOTECH LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).
"Peristaltic metering pump and methods of operation" was invented by Mark Lindenmoyer (Coopersburg, Pa.), Timothy Marks (Northampton, Pa.), Christian Clough (Bethlehem, Pa.), Patrick Clasen (Allentown, Pa.) and Justin Lawyer (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A peristaltic pump is provided for conveying a fluid pumping medium through a compressible hose. The pump is designed particularly for use in an aquarium, terrarium, or vivarium for metering fluids accurately and reliably by eliminating permanent tubing deformation and random stopping positions of ...