ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,971, issued on June 17, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Integrated mid-pressure water separator" was invented by Tony Ho (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Donald E. Army (Enfield, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water separator includes an outer annular passage extending along a central longitudinal axis of water separator to direct an airflow along a first direction, and an inner annular passage located radially inboard of the outer annular passage and coaxial with the outer annular passage to direct the airflow along a second direction. A coalescer is located along the outer annular passage to coalesce w...