ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,065, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MINGO MANUFACTURING Inc. (Owasso, Okla.).

"Compact speed-increasing thrust module for horizontal pump systems" was invented by Raymond Lee Witten (Owasso, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact, speed-increasing thrust module which (i) installs as a unit in a horizontal pump system to replace the standard thrust chamber which would otherwise be used, (ii) allows the horizontal pump system to operate at an optimum speed outside of the pump motor rating, (iii) reduces the number of pump stages required, (iv) thereby reduces the overall size, weight and cost of the system, (v) reduces co...