ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,445, issued on July 1, was assigned to FULTON GROUP N.A. INC. (Pulaski, N.Y.).

"Compact fluid heating system with high bulk heat flux using elevated heat exchanger pressure drop" was invented by Alexander Thomas Frechette (Mexico, N.Y.), Carl Nicholas Nett (Sandisfield, Mass.), Thomas William Tighe (Pulaski, N.Y.) and Keith Richard Waltz (Sandy Creek, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid heating system for heating a production fluid using a thermal transfer fluid, the production fluid being contained in a vessel includes an electric blower configured to receive ambient air and electrical input power and to provide output source...