US Patent Issued to J&J Engineering on Sept. 8 for "Automatic gas pump assistance device" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,103, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to J&J Engineering LLC (Columbia, Md.).

"Automatic gas pump assistance device" was invented by Michael H. Jenkins (Columbia, Md.) and Kyle E. Jones (Columbia, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic gas pump assistance device includes a housing containing electronic components, including batteries, a servo motor, a PCB board, a charging port, an on-off switch, and a gearset. The device also includes a first button acting as a lever to actuate a smaller, second button inside the housing. A cam is driven by the servo motor via the gearset, engaging with the gas pump when actuated. The device...