PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 31, 2001 - Subscriptions to Monthly Patent News: Pump Edition are now available for purchase through the Hydraulic Institute E-Store found on-line at www.pumps.org. This newest addition to HI's line of products and services is just one more way the pump industry can stay informed about the very latest in pump technology, according to Greg Romanyshyn, technical director for HI.

With the subscription, readers receive information on new U.S. pump patents, and both published international and U.S. patent applications. Content also touches on research and development funding, the marketing of new pumps, and competition with newly issued patents. Each issue also includes an article exploring the uses of free government patent databases.

Sample recent US pump patents may include those on Rotary Pump Apparatus and Method, the Turbomolecular Pump, or Cryogenic Pump Manifold with Subcooler and Heat Exchanger. Patents on the Compact Molecular Drag Vacuum Pump, Centrifugal Pump Improvements, and Piston Pump are recent samples with an international scope.

The 12-month subscription to Monthly Patent News is $378.00 and comes with a money- back guarantee. If for any reason, the subscriber is not completely satisfied after reviewing the first issue, a full refund will be issued.