ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,722, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Cornell Pump Co. LLC (Clackamas, Ore.).
"Vacuum priming system for close-coupled pumps" was invented by Seth Michael James (Colton, Ore.) and Jordan Russell White (Canby, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods described herein provide a vacuum priming system for close-coupled pumps. The vacuum priming system is mounted separately from a centrifugal pump and powered by an electric motor. An auxiliary vacuum pump pulls prime (e.g., water or another liquid) through a solenoid valve that is in turn connected to a connecting tube. At one end of the connecting tube is a screen and prim...