US Patent Issued to Des Champs Technologies on May 6 for "Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing condensate" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,209, issued on May 6, was assigned to Des Champs Technologies LLC (Natural Bridge Station, Va.).

"Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing condensate" was invented by Nicholas Howard Des Champs (Fincastle, Va.) and Leonardo Brito Manes (Roanoke, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example implementations can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture that is configured for operably releasing condensate received from a condensate-producing unit toward a drain without allowing a substantial quantity of gas to flow through the system, machine, device, and/or manufacture, those embodiments including a valve, a spring, and/...