ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,150, issued on June 10, was assigned to ECOTECH LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Pump and pump assembly" was invented by Justin Lawyer (Bethlehem, Pa.), Patrick Clasen (Allentown, Pa.) and Timothy Marks (Northampton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a fluid pump assembly. The pump has a pair of housings magnetically coupled to each other. The first housing contains a drive motor and a magnetic assembly. The second housing contains a magnetic assembly and a blade for imparting movement to a fluid. As the first magnetic assembly is rotated by the drive motor, the magnetic connection to the assembly in the second housing causes the ...