ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,979, issued on Aug. 12.
"Systems and methods for collecting and transporting biofuel components" was invented by Martin Franklin McCarthy (Charlotte, N.C.) and Sean Thomas McCarthy (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of capturing and disposing of fats, oil and/or grease ("FOG") is disclosed. The method includes providing a vacuum truck to a user, wherein the vacuum truck has a tank with (1) a vacuum hose; (2) an inlet to the tank connected directly to the hose; (3) an outlet from the tank; (4) and one or more mixing components. The method also calls for positioning an absorbent material within the tank that is ca...