US Patent Issued to Hamilton Sundstrand on Oct. 28 for "Direct control for variable displacement pumps using a bypass valve and a minimum pressure shutoff valve" (Illinois, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,950, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Direct control for variable displacement pumps using a bypass valve and a minimum pressure shutoff valve" 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 ...