ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,400, issued on March 31, was assigned to ZHONGSHAN PEILI TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Zhongshan, China).

"Liquid pumping device and liquid refilling apparatus" was invented by Chunlai Lai (Ruijin, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure discloses a liquid pumping device and a liquid refilling apparatus. The liquid pumping device includes a pump body for pumping liquid from the container; a pipe connected to the pump body for transporting the liquid; and a grip portion connected to a distal end of the pipe away from the pump body. The grip portion is connected to and capable of controlling the pump body. The grip portion ...