ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,600, issued on July 15, was assigned to PUREM NOVI INC. (Novi, Mich.).

"Exhaust aftertreatment apparatus" was invented by Jack Riddle II (Brighton, Mich.), Lisa Robins (Brighton, Mich.), Yan Shu (Brighton, Mich.), John Padalis (Brighton, Mich.), Gary McKissick (Brighton, Mich.) and Hyde Kani (Brighton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust aftertreatment apparatus comprising: a) a reactor portion which is tubular and has a flow axis parallel with its longitudinal axis, wherein the reactor portion is configured to receive an exhaust stream in a first end region; b) a mixer located within the reactor portion and located downs...