ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,277, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to PHINIA JERSEY HOLDINGS LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Fluid pump" was invented by Andrew Playle (Sittingbourne, Great Britain) and Erol Kahraman (Maidstone, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet valve assembly of a fluid pump comprises an inlet valve member movable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position the inlet valve member is arranged to block a pump chamber inlet to prevent fluid from entering or exiting a pump chamber of the fluid pump through the pump chamber inlet. In the open position the inlet valve member is arranged to allow fluid to enter or...