ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,200, issued on April 22, was assigned to AIRO LLC (Cheyenne, Wyo.).
"Portable suction system" was invented by Jeff Boardman (Missoula, Mont.), Scott Rendel (Missoula, Mont.) and Daniel Sharp (Missoula, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable suction system including a pump device and a removable bag device. The pump device includes a housing defining a recess; a motor assembly positioned within the housing; a first rod at least partially extending from the housing into the recess; and a second rod at least partially extending from the housing into the recess. The first rod and the second rod are driven in response to energizat...