ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,756, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to FLUID METERING INC. (Syosset, N.Y.).
"Syringe pump" was invented by David Lionel Rawlings (Sound Beach, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syringe pump for aspirating and dispensing fluids is provided. The syringe pump includes a pump casing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a ceramic piston liner received within the pump casing and a ceramic piston. The liner has an internal bore formed by a cylindrical wall, wherein the cylindrical wall further defines a fluid path between the inlet port and the outlet port of the pump casing. The piston is axially movable within the bore of the pisto...