ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,472, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Weir Minerals Australia Ltd. (Australia).

"Inlet component for a slurry pump" was invented by Luis Moscoso Lavagna (North Ryde, Australia), Nestor Cinotti (Elanora Heights, Australia) and David Alan Hamilton (Forestville, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump side part for use with a centrifugal slurry pump for pumping a fluid mixture containing particulate matter, the pump side part comprising a main body having a main axis, the main body including a side wall section which extends laterally with respect to the main axis and has opposite facing first and second sides, a plurality of ...