US Patent Issued to Xylem Europe on Sept. 15 for "Method for determining a pump station capacity measure" (Swedish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,887, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Xylem Europe GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Method for determining a pump station capacity measure" was invented by Martin Wessman (Solna, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining a Pump Station Capacity Measure (PSCM) value in relation to a theoretical or actual Precipitation Event in the area of the pump station comprising a tank for temporary storage of a liquid, an inlet for influent liquid, an outlet, and at least one pump configured for transporting the liquid away from the tank via the outlet. The method comprises steps. Determining a Precipitation Inflow char...