ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,900, issued on Nov. 25.

"Solid-liquid filtration assembly and method of use" was invented by Paul Liotta (Alexandria, La.) and Zachary McPherson (Alexandria, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid-liquid filtration assembly for removing solids from a solid-liquid mixture includes a filter module comprising a pan, to which a screen is attached, and a scraping arm, to which is attached slurry nozzles. A media bed on the screen separates solids from a mixture of a liquid and the solids. Filtrate drains from the pan via a drain tube. A scraping arm removes dewatered solids and soiled media from atop the media bed, forward of the scra...