ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,101, issued on March 11.
"System for fluid sterilization" was invented by Michael Papadopoulos (Seal Beach, Calif.), Christian Papadopoulos (Seal Beach, Calif.), Mark Papadopoulos (Seal Beach, Calif.) and James Ray Lewis (Pasadena, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system of fluid sterilization of fluid of vessel is provided, such as sterilization of ballast water for a water vessel. The system incorporates a heating section to heat pressurized fluid above prescribed thresholds for temperature, pressure, and duration (e.g., dwell time) to achieve desired levels of sterilization, including a heat exchanger to both (a) preheat f...