ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,243, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Red Valve Co. Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"Venturi aspirator THM/VOC removal system" was invented by Michael J. Duer (Zelienople, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trihalomethane (THM) and volatile organic compound (VOC) removal system includes: a storage vessel; a fluid inlet on the storage vessel where fluid enters said storage vessel; a fluid outlet on the storage vessel where fluid exits said storage vessel; and a fluid fitting on said storage vessel. Fluid leaves the storage vessel via an inlet conduit attached to the fluid fitting and flows through a pump and passes through a venturi aspirato...