ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,736, issued on March 24, was assigned to Petroman Parts Inc. (Papillion, Neb.).

"Protective enclosure for diesel exhaust fluid pump" was invented by Douglas James DeMers (Papillion, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective enclosure for a diesel exhaust fluid pump having a filling hose and nozzle includes a metal cabinet that covers the filling hose and nozzle and that has an opening that permits retrieval and use of the hose and nozzle. The cabinet has sidewalls that are wider at their bottoms and a bottom wall that slopes from front to back."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2024, under Application No. 18/630,300.

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