ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,629, issued on Dec. 23.
"Mist collection and separation assembly" was invented by Tomio Ota (Doral, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mist collection and separation assembly is disclosed for improved operability and maintainability. The assembly includes a rotor disposed concentrically within a housing and powered by an electrical motor that generates suction, drawing mist from a target environment into a rotor interior cavity. The mist impacts a rotor surface and reverses direction, causing liquid and potential particulate content to separate due to inertia. Separated matter drains through designated housing ports, while clean a...