ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,582, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Thomas GmbH (Herdorf, Germany).

"Diaphragm pump" was invented by Thomas Fabig (Nauroth, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system relates to a diaphragm pump, comprising an intake port for receiving fluid, a discharge port for outputting fluid, a first pump chamber, a second pump chamber separated from the first pump chamber, a diaphragm, which at least partly separates the first pump chamber from the second pump chamber, wherein the first pump chamber and the second pump chamber each have a connection both to the intake port and to the discharge port, said connection being suitable for...