ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,777, issued on April 29, was assigned to Sepura Home Ltd. (Victoria, Canada).
"Organic waste separator for under a sink" was invented by Victor Nicolov (Victoria, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste separator for attachment to a sink drain pipe is provided, the waste separator comprising: a transverse pipe, the transverse pipe including a proximal end, a distal end, a sidewall therebetween, a solid waste outlet at the distal end and a flange on the sidewall, the transverse pipe defining a transverse bore; a motor-driven, non-cutting auger which is housed in the transverse bore; a cylindrical filter around the motor-driven, n...