ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,263, issued on June 24, was assigned to Enapter S.r.l. (Crespina Lorenzana, Italy).

"Liquid degassing means and method" was invented by Jan-Justus Schmidt (Crespina Lorenzana, Italy) and Max Istvan Schmidt (Crespina Lorenzana, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid degasser comprises a tank, the tank having one or more baffle(s) within the body of the tank, with at least one baffle defining a first and second region. The first region houses relatively turbulent conditions compared to the second region. There is a both a gas transfer gap and a liquid transfer gap, allowing the transmission of fluid from the first to second regi...