ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,545, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ELECTROPHOR INC. (Woodmere, N.Y.).

"Liquid purification system" was invented by Joseph Lvovich Shmidt (Woodmere, N.Y.), Sergej Victorovich Smirnov (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Vadim Nikolaevich Knizel (St. Petersburg, Russia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The liquid purification system comprises a source liquid supply, a purified liquid feed line to a consumer, a liquid purification unit including a liquid-liquid type container consisting of a body containing a storage cavity for purified liquid and a displacement cavity, at least one liquid purification unit, a drainage line and a liquid flow ...