US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on March 18 for "Static de-aerator and lubricant system" (Canadian, Polish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,001, issued on March 18, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Static de-aerator and lubricant system" was invented by Joanna Radon (Rakszawa, Poland) and Ho-Wing Edmund Leung (Chambly, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A de-aerator is provided that includes a body, a cover panel, a fluid inlet, a helical fluid passage, at least one partition, and at least one fluid outlet. The body extends between opposing first and second axial ends. The body has a sidewall, a base panel, and an internal cavity. The fluid inlet is in communication with the body and is configured to direct fluid tangentially into th...