ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,735, issued on Dec. 16.
"Paper pulp pressure screen" was invented by Jeffrey Leigh Jennings (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paper pulp pressure apparatus includes a body casing having a pipe member and a leg member. The leg member extends diagonally from the pipe member. The pipe member includes an input end for receiving unfiltered fluid and an output end for outputting filtered fluid. The leg member includes a basket for receiving the unfiltered fluid from the input end. The basket includes a cavity which receives a rotor. The leg member includes a drain outlet which is in fluid communication with the cavity of the basket...