ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,936, issued on March 11, was assigned to AD SYSTEMS S.A.S. (Saint Andre sur Orne, France).
"Atmospheric distillation apparatus and method" was invented by Martial Lepinay (Mouen, France) and Bruno Galliot (Seulline, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for distillation testing of a liquid sample at atmospheric pressure for the improved prediction of the heating necessary to reach the initial boiling point (IBP) and ensure the IBP is observed within certain time constraints, and regardless of sample composition. This monitors the sample by the camera during different heating phases of the test to obtain visual im...