ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,762, issued on May 13.

"Hydroactive vortex scrubber and reactor" was invented by Nathan Hastings (Dallas) and Stephan Hastings (Hemet, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydro-active scrubber and reactor (HSR) system and apparatus is disclosed that includes a main body, an inlet configured to receive a first fluid medium comprised of pollutant particles, and a nozzle configured to dispense a second fluid medium within the main body. In addition, the HSR system and apparatus may also include a cylindrical body or hydro-vortex generator within the main body having a plurality of horizontally positioned rods projecting therefrom, w...