ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,979, issued on Oct. 28.
"Systems and methods related to fluid splash containment" was invented by Trent R. Nelson (Manitowoc, Wis.), Garet K. Galster (Pewaukee, Wis.) and Tom Stewart (Lebanon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for containing fluid splash include using a fluid flow spaced from a vessel and/or fluid surface to effectively trap materials from a fluid stream flowing through the fluid flow. The fluid flow creates a spray envelope in connection with the fluid surface and/or vessel and substantially prevents droplets of the fluid stream from exiting the vessel. The fluid flow is created by allowing a ...