ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,824, issued on May 27, was assigned to RPM INDUSTRIES LLC (Washington, Pa.).

"Vehicle body having integrated fluid transfer system" was invented by John K. Apostolides (Pittsburgh) and William E. Ryckman (Coal Center, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body. The vehicle body comprises a fluid transfer system integrated within the vehicle body. The fluid transfer system comprises a fluid evacuation system comprising a first fluid storage container, a fluid refill system comprising a second fluid storage container, a sensing system coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system, and a control circuit coupl...