ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,135, issued on May 13, was assigned to Merrell Bros. Inc. (Kokomo, Ind.).
"Systems, methods, and apparatus for mechanically removing liquid from material" was invented by Terry Merrell (Kokomo, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for dewatering a material comprising a first storage for holding a material, the first storage operably connected to a slitter, wherein the slitter receives the material, separates the material into a plurality of clumps, and deposits the plurality of clumps of material substantially evenly on a conveyor belt, wherein the conveyor belt is partially porous to allow water to pass through but preventin...