ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,470, issued on March 4, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Sealing assembly for a pump with a leak path" was invented by David S. Malone (Attica, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly and process for draining fluid leaks from a pump housing is disclosed. The pump housing includes an internal mounting cavity, a valve installed in the mounting cavity and at least one housing passage extending to an exterior surface of the pump housing. A valve passage is formed through a wall of the valve. An interior fluid seal is installed on an interior surface of the valve forming a seal between the val...