ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,571, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Garrett Transportation I Inc. (Torrance, Calif.).

"Fluid separator having fluid recirculation passage and plural outlet passages" was invented by Ranga Chaitanya Gurram (Bengaluru, India) and Akhil Gabriel (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid separator device includes an outer wall member defining an interior, an inlet end with an inlet, and an outlet end with a first outlet and a second outlet. Additionally, the fluid separator includes a fluid flow path system defined within the interior. The fluid flow path system includes a first flow path extending in a first downstream direct...