US Patent Issued to Unist on March 25 for "Lubricant delivery system and method" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,889, issued on March 25, was assigned to Unist Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Lubricant delivery system and method" was invented by Zachary E. Talen (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Timothy J. Bangma (Lowell, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lubricant delivery system and method includes a valve manifold, an electronic controller, and a pressure sensor for determining whether there is adequate lubricant flow in the system. The valve manifold receives lubricant from a pressurized source. The valve manifold includes a plurality of valves configured to control the flow of lubricant to respective applicators. The electronic controller contr...