ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,682, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to VERSUNI HOLDING B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Vortex finder for a cyclonic separator" was invented by Emiel Koopmans (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vortex finder, for a cyclonic separator, includes a plurality of stationary vanes having a round convex front end around which incoming air is guided into the vortex finder, wherein, where air separates from the plurality of stationary vanes inside of the vortex finder, a cross-section of the plurality of stationary vanes has only one sharp edge. Preferably, a mean...