ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,559, issued on March 25, was assigned to Shangshui Smartech Ltd. (Guangdong, China).

"Device and apparatus for mixing and dispersing solid and liquid" was invented by Qiao Shi (Guangdong, China), Shujuan Bai (Guangdong, China) and Xudong Jin (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and apparatus for mixing and dispersing a solid and a liquid are provided. The device includes a powder pulverizing mechanism fixedly connected to a main shaft. The powder pulverizing mechanism is located in a powder feed chamber. The powder feed chamber is provided with a powder feed port. A liquid feed chamber is arranged on an outer si...