ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,261, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Appalachia Design (Cardington, Ohio).

"Negative pressure fluid reservoir system" was invented by Daniel Sorg (Elizabethton, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid reservoir configured to attach to a pump head is disclosed. The fluid reservoir may include an attachment configured to engage with a pump head socket. The attachment may include threads at an attachment outer surface portion. The fluid reservoir may further include a fluid reservoir main body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion may be connected to the attachment and the distal portion may include ...