US Patent Issued to Copeland on Sept. 2 for "Variable inlet guide vane apparatus and compressor including same" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,873, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Copeland LP (Sidney, Ohio).

"Variable inlet guide vane apparatus and compressor including same" was invented by Cody N. Kahan (Marysville, Ohio) and Cyril A. Duffala (Washington Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable inlet guide vane apparatus for imparting a motion to a fluid flow entering into a compressor. The variable inlet guide vane apparatus includes a housing defining a fluid flow passageway. The housing includes a first and second housing portion, a ring gear, and a plurality of guide vanes. The guide vanes include a stem, a gear, and a vane. The stem is disposed betw...