US Patent Issued to HYDROGENICS on July 7 for "Fluid vortex breaker" (Canadian, Belgian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,478, issued on July 7, was assigned to HYDROGENICS Corp. (Mississauga, Canada).

"Fluid vortex breaker" was invented by Michel Distelmans (Booischot, Belgium), Julie Colin (Columbus, Ind.), Robert Sperry (Columbus, Ind.), Dustin Vickress (Mississauga, Canada) and Michael Vale (Elmira, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vortex breaker assembly includes a vessel, a first conduit, and a fluid source. The vessel having a first fluid arranged therein. The vessel includes an opening formed in an outer wall. The first conduit is coupled to the vessel and configured to open into the vessel via the opening such that the first fluid can flo...