US Patent Issued to Viking Pump on Oct. 20 for "Universal pump bracket" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,350, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Viking Pump Inc. (Cedar Falls, Iowa).

"Universal pump bracket" was invented by Justin Pierce (Waterloo, Iowa), Andrew Anderson (Cedar Falls, Iowa), Alfonso Johnson (Cedar Falls, Iowa), Dylan Lende (Waterloo, Iowa) and Scott Meyer (Brandon, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a universal-type bracket that incorporates a substantially uniform diameter through-bore. This allows the bracket to accept current sealing arrangements used in these types of pumps, while providing the same or better sealing options as current individual designs. The ...