ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,046, issued on May 27, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Axial pump assemblies" was invented by James O. Myrhum Jr. (West Bend, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention provide a pump assembly for a hydraulic tool. The pump assembly can include a reciprocating element that is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position, a cam surface in the reciprocating element that can engage cam followers, a rotating element that can receive rotational input, and a base that can at least partially surrounds the rotating element. Movement of the cam followers alon...