ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,828, issued on June 24, was assigned to Vetco Gray Scandinavia AS (Sandvika, Norway).

"Arrangement for pressurizing of fluid" was invented by Giacomo Landi (Oslo, Norway), Vittorio Michelassi (Florence, Italy), Matteo Dozzini (Florence, Italy), Francesco Cangioli (Florence, Italy) and Massimiliano Borghetti (Florence, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compressor or pump stage is provided. The compressor or pump stage at least comprising a central shaft and at least one rotor, wherein an axis of rotation of the at least one rotor is the central shaft, wherein at least two axial thrust bearings are arranged axially remote from eac...