ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,546, issued on July 14, was assigned to KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH (Germany).

"Liquid separation device for a compressor system and compressor system having such a liquid separation device" was invented by Cornelia Springl (Bernau am Chiemsee, Germany), Thomas Kipp (Munich), Elias Donat (Ohringen, Germany), Jakob Rostocki (Ellhofen, Germany) and Steffen Gorzawski (Bad Rappenau, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid separation device for a compressor system has at least one coarse separation unit, which has at least one coarse separator and a liquid removal device; at least one fine separation unit, whic...