ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,014, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to LiquiTech Inc. (Lombard, Ill.).

"Low-friction wear surfaces for sediment filtration system hydraulic damper" was invented by Scott T. Wolber (Carpentersville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to hydraulic dampers. A hydraulic damper may include a hydraulic damper rod support having a low-friction wear surface between the hydraulic damper rod and an interior surface of the hydraulic damper housing and having a low-friction wear surface between the hydraulic damper rod and a hydraulic damper rod guide. In some examples, the hydraulic damper may ...