US Patent Issued to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND, B/E AEROSPACE on May 12 for "Neutral buoyancy solid waste capture test method" (Illinois, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,551, issued on May 12, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) and B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Neutral buoyancy solid waste capture test method" was invented by Ashley Rose Himmelmann Schuster (Chicago), Thao Hoang (Arlington, Wash.) and Timothy Monson (Winnebago, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A commode test system for use in Earth's gravity field at Earth's surface is provided. The commode test system includes a commode disposed at Earth's surface, a blower to generate airflow into the commode, a gas-filled bolus having a neutral buoyancy in Earth's gravity field at Earth's surface and recordi...