ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,442, issued on Sept. 30.

"Separator for a fluid stream and method therein" was invented by Steven Gregory Webster (New South Wales, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclose is a separator for separating liquid from a fluid stream including a mixture of gas and liquid. The separator comprises a first vessel including an outlet and an inlet for receiving the fluid stream, the first vessel in fluid communication with a second vessel via a first valve, the second vessel in fluid communication with a liquid outlet via a second valve, wherein the first vessel is arranged to enable the liquid to flow into the second vessel. The se...