ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,681, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S (Bjerringbro, Denmark).
"Pump unit with electric motor with can having axial and radial damping parts" was invented by Morten Lunoe (Bjerringbro, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump unit includes at least one impeller (4) and an electric motor connected to the at least one impeller (4). The electric motor includes a stator (12), a rotor (8) and a can (18) between the stator (12) and the rotor (8). The can (18), on its first axial end, is in engagement with a support structure (10). At least one axial damping part (32) is arranged between an axial surface (26) of t...