ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,873, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to RYGAN CORP. (Broken Arrow, Okla.).
"Heat exchanger, plate element therefor, and method of construction" was invented by Lane Lawless (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plate-type heat exchanger and methods of construction and use wherein one or more separate, individual heat exchanging plate elements, through which a heat exchange fluid flows, are used which can (a) withstand pressure surge events, (b) allow the exchanger and the plate elements to be easily cleaned and maintained, and (c) allow the plate elements to be individually and separately removed from the exchanger for cleanin...