ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,715, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GENUS INDUSTRIES INC. (Oregon City, Ore.).
"Method and apparatus for rinsing coir" was invented by David E. Shoup (Oregon City, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus has one or more conveyor systems, each conveyor having a conveyor bed having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a conveyance mechanism configured to move material from the first end to the second end, a material inlet at the first end, a material outlet at the second end, and a waste discharge outlet, at least one liquid dispenser arranged to dispense liquid into each conveyor bed, and at least one sen...