ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,162, issued on June 10, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Integrated radial diffuser with movable diffuser hub" was invented by Viktor Kilchyk (Lancaster, N.Y.) and Jeffrey S. Dearborn (Windsor Locks, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radial diffuser includes an inlet section, outlet section, diffuser wall, and movable diffuser hub. The inlet section has a cylindrical shape and a circular cross section. The diffuser wall includes an inner surface defining a fluid flow path which is non-linear, and includes a convex curved section and a concave curved section. The convex curved section is adjacent to t...