ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,764, issued on July 14, was assigned to WAVETEK PROCESS TECHNOLOGY LLC (Grundy Center, Iowa).
"Waterless grease cooling system" was invented by Lou A. T. Honary (Cedar Falls, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for cooling grease without requiring water. The system utilizes metal balls that are systematically fed into a passageway containing grease at a certain temperature. The steel balls can be cooled to a set temperature before being introduced into the passageway and the grease. A certain amount of the cooled grease adheres to the periphery of the steel balls. The adhered grease is then removed by a ball wiper. A second ...