US Patent Issued to Merrell Bros. on Sept. 2 for "Systems, methods, and apparatus for mechanically removing liquid from material" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,198, issued on Sept. 2, 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 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. The conveyor belt is partially porous to allow water to pass through but preventing material from passing through. The conveyor belt is operable to convey the material f...