ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,447, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to I-JACK TECHNOLOGIES Inc. (Moosomin, Canada).

"Single stage reciprocating piston compressor with cooling" was invented by Dan McCarthy (Moosomin, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus are disclosed for cooling a compressor that pressurizes a working fluid comprising a gas and optionally a liquid. A cooling fluid having a composition different from the working fluid is injected into the compression chamber of the compressor. The cooling fluid injection can occur during an intake stroke, while the working fluid is being drawn in to the compression chamber, or during a comp...