ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,962, issued on May 26, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Static de-aerator and lubricant system" was invented by Joanna Radon (Rakszawa, Poland) and Ho-Wing Edmund Leung (Chambly, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A de-aerator is provided that includes a body, a cover panel, a fluid inlet, a helical fluid passage, at least one partition, and at least one fluid outlet. The body extends between opposing first and second axial ends. The body has a sidewall, a base panel, and an internal cavity. The fluid inlet is in communication with the body and is configured to direct fluid tangentially into the in...