ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,667, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to HORIBA STEC Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Flow rate calculation device and flow rate calculation method" was invented by Osamu Horinouchi (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow rate calculation device includes: a specific flow path and a bypass flow path which are provided to branch from a main flow path; a first fluid resistance element which is provided in the specific flow path; a second fluid resistance element which is provided in the bypass flow path; a container which is arranged in the specific flow path; a pressure sensor which detects a pressure in the container; and a flow...