ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,639, issued on May 20, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Wurzburg (Germany).

"Electromotive oil pump comprising a non-return valve" was invented by Stephan Roos (Wertheim-Hohefeld, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical oil pump comprising a pump housing containing an electromotively driven pump rotor, and a discharge branch arranged on the housing side and receiving a non-return valve, said valve comprising a preferably spherical closing body arranged such that it can move between a valve seat and a supporting surface, and a closing body holder which is inserted into the discharge branch, forms the suppor...