ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,440, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to STEWART & STEVENSON LLC (Houston).

"Directed air ventilation for lowering temperature in enclosed generators" was invented by Austin T. Breaux (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enclosed generator system includes a turbine, the turbine having turbine discharge piping and an alternator mechanically connected to the turbine. The enclosed generator system also includes an enclosure, the turbine and the alternator mounted to a base frame of the enclosure, the enclosure including a cooling air inlet and an enclosure space. Further, the enclosed generator system includes cooling air ducting con...