US Patent Issued to Tyco Fire & Security on Aug. 25 for "Variable geometry diffuser having extended travel and control method thereof" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,427, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Tyco Fire & Security GmbH (Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland).

"Variable geometry diffuser having extended travel and control method thereof" was invented by Steven T. Sommer (York, Pa.), Jeb W. Schreiber (Emigsville, Pa.), Justin P. Kauffman (York, Pa.) and Kurt F. Nenstiel (York, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved variable geometry diffuser (VGD) mechanism for use with a centrifugal compressor. This VGD mechanism extends substantially completely into the diffuser gap so that the VGD mechanism may be used more fully to control other operational functions. The VGD mechanism may be...