ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,088, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SCOUT MOTORS INC. (Tysons, Va.).
"System and method for fluid circuit control" was invented by Markus Ulrich (Township, Mich.), Sven Schmalzrieth (Township, Mich.) and Bill Guglielmo (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is an apparatus and system including a fluid control system for suspension control that is also employed to circulate lubricating oil for an internal combustion engine. A vehicle may include a fluid pump that includes at least two distinct pump circuits, namely, a first distinct pump circuit and a second distinct pump circuit; a valve control block; a...