ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,094, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Hydrostatic pump and coupler for same" was invented by Jeemon Kurian (Fountain Inn, S.C.), Jonathan Stewart (Fountain Inn, S.C.) and Enrique Busquets (Fountain Inn, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrostatic pump includes a first pumping unit having a first driveshaft extending between a first end and a second end. A second pumping unit has a second driveshaft, the second driveshaft extending between a first end and a second end. A port block is positioned between the first pumping unit and the second pumping unit. A coupler is positioned within...