ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,420, issued on Oct. 21.
"Sediment capture syphon apparatus" was invented by Richard Charles Russo (Abbeville, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sediment capture syphon apparatus for capturing sediment from a borrow site is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a containment basin having a containment basin pump valve and a vacuum tank vacuum valve configured to pump water to a vacuum tank. The vacuum tank is connected to an anti-static pressure tank and a backwash tank via one or more valves and conduits. The containment basin is further connected to a separator tank configured to pull the sediment deposits from a submerged filter. A...