ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,708, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to FLUID METERING INC. (Syosset, N.Y.).

"Mechanism for electronic adjustment of flows in fixed displacement pump" was invented by Francis Dongil Suh (Whitestone, N.Y.), Joseph Ervin Middleton (Hicksville, N.Y.) and David Lionel Rawlings (Sound Beach, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic angle adjustment mechanism for a pump and a motor generally includes a base and an actuating motor. The base has an upper portion mounted to a motor, a lower portion mounted to a pump, and a hinge for pivotably moving the upper base portion in relation to the lower base portion. The actuating motor is ...