ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,938, issued on July 22, was assigned to Inheriting Earth Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Microplastic effluent separator with wash apparatus" was invented by Adam Root (Bristol, Great Britain), Reuben Kettle Aiers (Bristol, Great Britain), Thomas Ruddell (Bristol, Great Britain) and Reuben D'Orton-Gibson (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to preventing microplastics from the entering the environment. In particular the invention is directed to regenerating the efficiency of filters for removing microfibers from washing machine waste water, as well as waste from other appliances and other sourc...