ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,390, issued on July 8, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Diffuser for recirculated liquids" was invented by Gary D. Grayson (Maple Valley, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diffuser for separating a gas component and a liquid component of a liquid-gas mixture to reduce slosh in vehicle systems is described herein. The diffuser includes a wall with a gas end, a liquid end, and multiple vanes partially extending from the liquid side to the gas side. The vanes are spaced apart from each other by a given distance to permit the liquid to flow toward the liquid end via capillary action."
The patent was...