ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,196, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to COMPLETE FILTRATION RESOURCES INC. (Marshfield, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for removing phosphorus from water" was invented by LaVerne Gregorich (Greenwood, Wis.), Jeremy Schiller (Greenwood, Wis.), Simon Larson (Marshfield, Wis.), Shane Wiercinski (Marshfield, Wis.) and John D. Ewing (Marshfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water treatment system includes a coagulating and flocculating system, an ultrafiltration membrane, and a fluid driver. The coagulating and flocculating system includes a first inlet for receiving water and a second inlet configured to receive a coagulating and f...