ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,404, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ZHONG MOYUAN TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Axial piston pumps" was invented by Panpan Liu (Xuzhou, China) and Zhu Gao (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an axial piston pump. The axial piston pump includes a pump housing assembly, a base plate, an inlet and outlet flange, and a transmission shaft. The base plate is located at a bottom of the pump housing assembly, and the inlet and outlet flange is located at a top of the pump housing assembly. The pump housing assembly, the base plate, and the inlet and outlet flange enclose an inner chamber. A piston cylin...