ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,775, issued on April 29, was assigned to FouRy Inc. (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Methods for an electrostatic atomizer of moderately conductive fluids" was invented by Arnold James Kelly (Princeton Junction, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrostatic atomizer electrostatically atomizes a fluid into a charged spray, wherein the charged spray includes a plurality of charged droplets. The electrostatic atomizer includes a chamber forming an inlet and an exit aperture, wherein the chamber is configured for fluid to flow into the chamber from the inlet and to flow out of the chamber from the aperture. An emitter electrode is in liquid c...