ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,746, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to HMD Seal/Less Pumps Ltd. (Eastbourne, Great Britain).

"Bush retention system" was invented by David Clark (Eastbourne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing system for use in a magnetic drive or canned motor pump, the system comprising: a bush holder having an axial recess for receiving a bush, a bush for insertion into the axial recess, the bush and bush holder each having: one or more cooperating features which abut against each other when the bush is fitted into the recess; and a recess for receiving at least part of a retention member; wherein, when the cooperating features a...