ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,421, issued on July 22, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Thermally adaptive flow conduit" was invented by Viktor Kilchyk (Lancaster, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow conduit intended for use in a fouling environment includes at least one solid surface of a thermally adaptive material. The at least one solid surface is configured to undergo a shape change as a result of thermal cycling such the shape change dislodges unwanted material accumulated on the at least one solid surface during operation of the flow conduit in the fouling environment."
The patent was filed on Feb. 9, 2023, under Applica...