ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,672, issued on May 20.
"Hydraulic cylinder bottom end cap" was invented by Mark Pelini (Valrico, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bottom end cap has an outer surface having a first upper O ring groove and a second lower O ring groove. The outer surface has a pressure line aperture therein. The outer surface has a snap ring groove and a third sweep O ring groove. The bottom end cap has a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion has a recess therein and the lower portion having a slot therein. The lower portion has a pin hole being located orthogonal to the slot."
The patent was filed on May 10, 2024, under Applica...