US Patent Issued to Viking Pump on Oct. 6 for "Process pump with dynamic seal for dry run capability" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,757, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Viking Pump Inc. (Cedar Falls, Iowa).

"Process pump with dynamic seal for dry run capability" was invented by Justin Pierce (Waterloo, Iowa), Joseph Papp (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and Andrew Anderson (Cedar Falls, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a positive displacement pump. The pump includes a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet. An internal gear assembly is arranged along a fluid pathway between the inlet and outlet and includes a shaft, a rotor gear, and an idler gear. The rotor gear is operably coupled to a first end of the shaft. A...