US Patent Issued to FLUID AND MOTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES on Sept. 30 for "Efficient hydraulic power units for comprehensive compactor automation and method of using same" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,742, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FLUID AND MOTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (La Center, Wash.).

"Efficient hydraulic power units for comprehensive compactor automation and method of using same" was invented by Lowell Craig Whited (La Center, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic power unit for full compactor automation comprises a housing with a support frame, electrical control cabinet and plate cover; a reservoir; an electric motor on the frame; a hydraulic pump directly coupled to the motor; a CAN control system including a CAN controller, a gateway and antennae mounted to the housing and wherein the unit measur...