ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,418, issued on March 18, was assigned to ECO CLARITY Ltd. (London).

"Fats, oil and grease collection" was invented by Christopher Charles Clemes (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A FOG (Fats, Oil and Grease) collector (100, 100') includes at least one floating member (110, 110') which is configured operatively to float in an effluent containing zone. The FOG collector has at least one heating arrangement (112) configured to warm effluent (150) in the effluent containing zone, thereby liquifying, at least partially, FOG (152) in the effluent. The FOG collector has collecting arrangement (114, 114') configured to draw in at least...