ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,098, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KSB SE & Co. KGaA (Frankenthal, Germany).
"Lanterns with elements for heat discharge" was invented by Boris Janjic (Frankenthal, Germany) and Sebastian Lang (Frankenthal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump assembly such as a centrifugal pump assembly includes a lantern arranged between a pump housing and a motor housing. Surface enlarging elements are arranged at the lantern for increasing heat dissipation and/or enhancing cooling air flow."
The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2021, under Application No. 18/267,511.
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