ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,963, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GHSP Inc. (Holland, Mich.).

"Control system for a smart pump located within a lubrication/cooling assembly" was invented by David Michael Mitteer (Shelby, Mich.), Nathaniel Joseph McMackin (New Era, Mich.) and Paul Anders Christensen (Whitehall, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid pump includes a motor disposed within an outer housing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor in electromagnetic communication with the stator. Windings are disposed on the stator that receive an electric current for defining the electromagnetic communication. A pump element is attached to the rotor via a d...