ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,522, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Racine, Wis.).
"Deaeration tank" was invented by Michael J. Kis (Sturtevant, Wis.), Timothy R. Luttig (Franklin, Wis.) and Zachary J. Fleischmann (Waterford, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deaeration tank includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a cavity, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a plurality of support members. The cavity is defined between the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall. The cavity provides a path for fluid to flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. Each of ...