ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,036, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Flowserve Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Fluid coolers, heat exchangers, seal assemblies and systems including fluid coolers or heat exchangers and related methods" was invented by Ronald van Noesel (Roosendaal, Netherlands), Dennis van Graefschepe (Roosendaal, Netherlands) and Frank Oomen (Roosendaal, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heat exchangers include at least one looped tube having at least one section that is laterally offset from another section of the looped tube. Fluid cooling systems and seal systems may include such heat exchangers."

The patent was filed on July 16, 2023, under ...