ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,859, issued on May 20, was assigned to SABIC Global Technologies B.V. (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands).
"Mass transfer swirler including distribution member" was invented by Ashwin Ravi Sankar (Bangalore, India) and Deepak Sharma (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swirler includes a base and one or more fins coupled to the base. The swirler also includes a distribution member configured to divert or guide fluid. In some implementations, the distribution member includes an annular member coupled to the base and positioned at least partially around the longitudinal axis. The swirler may be included in an adsorption column....