ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,655, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to KN GG IP HOLDING AND LICENSING LLC (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

"Multi-stage system" was invented by Kenneth Nicholson (Oakland Park, Fla.) and George Gounaris (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-stage system includes a block defining a cylinder, the cylinder comprising an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom and a linear grove disposed axially within the cylinder, an infinity; a power transfer shaft configured for rotation within the cylinder, the power transfer shaft comprising a shaft portion and an infinity portion, the infinity portion defining an infinity profile; a...