ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,098, issued on March 18, was assigned to EcoTech LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Fluid pump assemblies and kits, and related methods" was invented by Justin Lawyer (Bethlehem, Pa.), Timothy Marks (Northampton, Pa.), Patrick Clasen (Allentown, Pa.), Christian Clough (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Mark Lindenmoyer (Coopersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to fluid pump assemblies in general, and in exemplary embodiments to fluid pump assemblies that are magnetically supported in position, and to related kits and methods useful to circulate water in aquariums. The fluid pump assembly comprises an outer mount, an inner...