ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,044, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to NuQuatic LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).

"System for removal of phosphorus and nitrogen from water" was invented by Carlos Borras (Apopka, Fla.) and Donald A. Luke (Valrico, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments relate to methods and systems for removing phosphorus and/or nitrogen from water. A method of removing phosphorus and nitrogen from water includes passing starting material water including nitrogen and phosphorus through an elevated pH phosphorus removal stage. The method includes passing the water through an electrolytic nitrogen removal stage. The method includes passing the wa...