ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,942, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to PATENTSELSKABET AF 30. NOVEMBER 2014 APS (Esbjerg, Denmark).

"System for converting kinetic power to hydraulic power using a membrane and a first liquid on a primary side of the membrane and a second liquid on a secondary side of the membrane" was invented by Lars Wigant (Esbjerg, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for converting kinetic energy to hydraulic energy is provided, the system including-a piston housing and a piston, the piston includes a shaft extending outside a piston housing for activation of the piston, and the piston divides the piston housing into a first and seco...