ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,975, issued on June 24, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Low pressure air cycle" was invented by Mark G. Vignali (Simsbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An environmental control system of a vehicle includes a first inlet configured to receive a flow of a first medium, a second inlet configured to receive a flow of a second medium, and a thermodynamic device including a compressor and at least one turbine operably coupled by a shaft. The compressor and the at least one turbine are fluidly coupled to the first inlet. The compressor and the at least one turbine are arranged in parallel relative to th...