ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,315, issued on July 22, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Fluid and power provision apparatus" was invented by Xiang Peng (Dongguan, China), Jian Jian Zhong (Dongguan, China), Zhi Xuan Zheng (Dongguan, China) and Wen Qiang Ye (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid and power provision apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a power provision device and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a motor, a transmission system, a piston assembly, and a collar assembly. The piston assembly includes a piston sleeve, a piston, and a piston arm operably coupled to the piston and the transmissi...