ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,660, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to GJR Meyer Service Inc. (Corpus Christi, Texas).
"Advanced hydraulic accumulator autostart" was invented by Gary Michael Elsik (Kingsville, Texas), Noel Donavan McKim (Corpus Christi, Texas) and Frank Michael Gonzalez (Corpus Christi, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for automatically actuating a hydraulic accumulator-useful for oil collection systems-capable of operation while maintaining a zero or near zero draw of electrical energy."
The patent was filed on Jan. 17, 2024, under Application No. 18/415,072.
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