ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,155, issued on May 13, was assigned to S2G VENTURES FUND II LP (Chicago).
"Organic flocculant and fertilizer" was invented by Steven C. Slater (Manchester, Wash.), Mauricio Avila-Segura (Madison, Wis.), Margaret F. Phillips (McFarland, Wis.), Lisa Leilani Z. Durand (Madison, Wis.) and Gary F. Zimmer (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is technology relating to organic fertilizers and particularly, but not exclusively, to organic and/or biodegradable flocculants, methods of preparing organic fertilizers using an organic and/or biodegradable flocculant, and systems for treating water using an organic and/or bi...