ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,056, issued on May 27.
"Pumping system" was invented by Razmik David Gharakhanian (Glendale, Calif.), Levik Kodaverdian (Glendale, Calif.) and Mark S. Walker Jr. (Apple Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buoy assembly for use with a pumping system to pump liquid and debris from a flooded shaft or well or any such structure with appreciable depth is provided. The buoy assembly includes a proximal tube that can couple to an end of a hose coupled at an opposite end to the pumping system. A buoy is coupled to the proximal tube that provides the buoy assembly with buoyancy that allows the buoy assembly to float on the liquid ...