US Patent Issued to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND on April 7 for "Drain system for ECS water collection" (Connecticut, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,978, issued on April 7, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Drain system for ECS water collection" was invented by Donald E. Army (Enfield, Conn.), Frederick Peacos III (North Scituate, R.I.) and Louis J. Bruno (Ellington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An environmental control system includes a first water collector having a first drain line and a second water collector having a second drain line. The first drain line is fluidly connected to the second drain line. The environmental control system includes also includes at least one spray nozzle. An outlet of the second drain line is fluidly connected ...