US Patent Issued to Flowserve US on March 24 for "Balance drums and systems for managing axial forces for pumps and related systems and methods" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,488, issued on March 24, was assigned to Flowserve US Co. (Irving, Texas).

"Balance drums and systems for managing axial forces for pumps and related systems and methods" was invented by Dennis W. Chalmers (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.), Mina M. Botrous (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.) and Christopher Finley (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryogenic pump may include a housing and a drive shaft positioned in the housing. The cryogenic pump may include at least one pump stage positioned in the housing, the at least one pump stage comprising an impeller coupled to the drive shaft. The cryogenic pump may include a balance ...