ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,097, issued on July 29, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Multi-switch pump assembly" was invented by David S. Malone (Attica, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-switch pump assembly is disclosed that facilitates switched flow and/or mixed flow from the pump assembly. The multi-switch pump assembly comprises a pump body, an electric motor, a rotating motor shaft, a first pump stage and impeller, and a second pump stage and impeller. The first pump stage includes a first inlet and first and second outlets disposed about the pump body. The second pump stage includes a second fluid inlet con...