US Patent Issued to Hamilton Sundstrand on April 29 for "High turn down ratio direct control for variable displacement pumps" (Illinois, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,967, issued on April 29, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"High turn down ratio direct control for variable displacement pumps" was invented by Ryan Prescott Susca (Windsor, Conn.) and Ryan Shook (Loves Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a variable displacement pump (VDP) in fluid communication with an inlet line and with an outlet line. The VDP includes a variable displacement mechanism configured to vary pressure to the outlet line. A bypass valve (BPV) includes a BPV inlet in fluid communication with the outlet line, and a BPV outlet in fluid communication with a bypass line that...