ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,713, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to SEARAS AS (Bergen, Norway).
"Installation for multiple skimming" was invented by Morten Aga (Bergen, Norway) and Eldar Lien (Bergen, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus (10) for removing gases in a liquid, and/or for removing foam and particles from a liquid and/or for the transport of liquid, the device (10) comprises conduits (16) for transporting the liquid from a first location to a second location, where the conduit (16) comprises a first upstream conduit portion (16a) for receiving of liquid, a substantially horizontal conduit portion (16b), a downstream conduit portion (16c) ...