ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,081, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Roberts SuperCompost LLC (Beaver, Utah).

"Method of producing compost from animal waste" was invented by Don Gordon Roberts (Beaver, Utah) and John Snyder (Beaver, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of producing compost from animal waste may include placing animal waste in a waste pit. The method may include removing liquid from a top layer of the waste pit. The waste pit may include a bottom layer disposed at a bottom of the waste pit and adjacent the top layer. The bottom layer may be composed primarily of solids. The top layer may be composed primarily of liquid. After removing the...