US Patent Issued to Flowserve on Dec. 2 for "Symmetrical radially split centrifugal multistage thrustless pump" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,853, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Flowserve Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Symmetrical radially split centrifugal multistage thrustless pump" was invented by Davide Balconi (Renate, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multistage centrifugal pump having a barrel-type, radially split casing comprises a rotor including oppositely directed first and second impeller groups having equal numbers of impellers, all fixed to a common rotating shaft. Process fluid entering the pump is divided into two equal flows that are directed respectively to inputs of the first and second impeller groups, the two flows being thereby equally pressurized by ...