ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,622, issued on Feb. 3.
"Double-suction split case multi-disc pump" was invented by Juan Jimenez (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impeller pump has a housing having a suction chamber and a discharge chamber therein, a plurality of discs joined in spaced relationship and positioned within the housing, and a shaft extending through the housing and having an end adapted to be driven by motor so as to be rotated by the motor. The housing has a suction inlet that opens to the suction chamber and a discharge outlet that opens to the discharge chamber. The suction inlet has a pair of flow paths to the suction chamber. The plurality ...