ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,969, issued on Oct. 21.
"Rotary radial vane compressor" was invented by Adel K Alsubaih (Kaifan, Kuwait).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary radial vane compressor comprising a cylindrical casing with slight undercut to make a contact sealing area with an off-center rotor. The rotor has one or more radial or offset vanes sliding within slots with a spring forcing it outward. The end of each vane cut in semi cylindrical shape to act as a sealed pivot for a sealing shoe mounted with crescent shaped profile. The sealing shoe casing side cut same as the casing radius and long enough to run over the undercut smoothly. The rotor has a c...