ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,986, issued on Oct. 7.
"Mobile system and method for separating water and paint" was invented by Robert Roman (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first 5-gallon bucket with a drain, drain plug and drainpipe and a second 5-gallon bucket with a lid having an opening. In combination, the pair of 5-gallon buckets facilitate the separation of water and paint allowing the proper disposal of the paint. One method of using the 5-gallon buckets involves: (i) pouring paint water into the first 5-gallon bucket; (ii) adding aluminum sulfate and hydrated lime; (iii) waiting for the aluminum sulfate and hydrated lime to separate the paint a...