ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,595, issued on March 11, was assigned to WALVOIL S.P.A. (Reggio Emilia, Italy).

"Hydraulic circuit with combined compensation and energy recovery function" was invented by Ulderico Busani (Reggio Emilia, Italy), Davide Mesturini (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and Gianluca Ganassi (Reggio Emilia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic circuit with a compensation and energy recovery function includes a distribution module having at least one spool defining a main delivery branch and a discharge branch. The hydraulic circuit also includes a supply unit and a three-way compensated adjustment device connected to the spool discharge bra...