ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,651, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to NEXT GEN COMPRESSION LLC (Seattle).
"Method for efficient part load compressor operation" was invented by Shawn P. Lawlor (Bellevue, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of continuously compressing gas in a supersonic compressor. A gas compressor system is provided. The gas compressor may include a two rotor low pressure stage and a two rotor high pressure stage. The two rotor low pressure stage and the two rotor high pressure stage each have a first rotor with subsonic blades and a second rotor with supersonic compression passageways. The supersonic passageways each include a helically ...