US Patent Issued to Regents of the University of Minnesota on Dec. 2 for "Convection enhanced evaporation" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,362, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).

"Convection enhanced evaporation" was invented by Prakash Bhalekar (Minneapolis), Mustafa F. Kaddoura (Minneapolis) and Natasha C. Wright (Shakopee, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes an evaporator having sensors and selectable operational parameters and a controller configured to receive data and determine operational configuration for the evaporator. Selectable parameters relate to system heating, liquid flow rate, air flow rate, and environmental data."

The patent was filed on Feb. 13, 2024, under Application No. 18/440...