US Patent Issued to Solidification Products International on Feb. 18 for "Sump pump system and methods for removing synthetic ester-based fluids from an emulsion" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,712, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Solidification Products International INC. (Northford, Conn.).

"Sump pump system and methods for removing synthetic ester-based fluids from an emulsion" was invented by William J. Gannon (Northford, Conn.), David Tomlinson (Cheshire, Conn.) and Paul Melaccio (Clinton, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polishing filter apparatus employed within a sump pump system for removing mineral oils, natural ester, and synthetic ester-based fluids from an emulsion is provided. The polishing filter apparatus is connected to a sump pump barrier via a polishing filter inlet conduit. Further conduit struc...