ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,642, issued on May 20, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Rome).

"Vehicle and method of cooling a compartment of said vehicle" was invented by Luca Patricelli (Samarate, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerial, marine or land vehicle comprising: a compartment to be cooled; a first circuit through which can pass and, in turn, comprising, a heat exchanger that can be fed with the coolant and is designed to enable the coolant to release heat; a second circuit that can be fed with a second flow of a heat-carrying fluid and is thermally coupled to the heat exchanger; and supply means for supplying a mixture comprising water, inside t...