US Patent Issued to INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR on June 23 for "Axial-centrifugal contra-rotating light weight, compact compression system" (Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,960, issued on June 23, was assigned to INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR (Kharagpur, India).

"Axial-centrifugal contra-rotating light weight, compact compression system" was invented by Chetankumar Sureshbhai Mistry (Kharagpur, India) and Akchhay Kumar (Kharagpur, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to axial-centrifugal contra-rotating compressor system comprising combination of contra-rotating axial compressor stage with a back end centrifugal compressor stage, eliminating stator blades, an inter-stage connecting duct at the entry of the centrifugal compressor and an discharge diffuser at ...