ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,475, issued on July 29, was assigned to EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Pittsburgh).
"Non-metallic seal plate" was invented by Bruce Herman (Schwenksville, Pa.), Lawrence P. Terrell Jr. (Wallingford, Pa.) and Robert B. Hediger (Warrington, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Traveling water screens including a non-metallic seal plate mounted to a face of a carrier chain link proximate a side portion of a basket frame are disclosed. The seal plate is configured to reduce flow between the chain link and the basket. Related methods of retrofitting a traveling water screen are also disclosed."
The patent was filed on May 10, 2022, under A...