ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,615, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to ESS 2 Tech LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).
"Fluid accelerator" was invented by Michael Suk (Milton, Pa.) and David A. Shoffler (Marion Heights, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid accelerator including an outer housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, the outer housing defining a converging nozzle proximate the inlet end. The fluid accelerator may also include an annular ring disposed proximate the inlet end of the outer housing within the converging nozzle, wherein the annular ring has an airfoil cross-sectional shape."
The patent was filed on Feb. 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/173,...