ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,446, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Patriot Acquisitions LLC (Salem, Ore.).

"Reciprocating pump seal devices, and associated systems and methods" was invented by Glenn Beyer (Silverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Reciprocating pump seal devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A pump system comprises first and second assemblies. The first assembly includes a housing, suction and discharge nozzles coupled to the housing, and an actuator apparatus contained within the housing and configured to drive flow of a substance from the suction nozzle to the discharge nozzle. The actuator apparatus includes a first section wi...