US Patent Issued to SSJR Water Solutions on March 25 for "Systems and methods for water pumping and desalination" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,548, issued on March 25, was assigned to SSJR Water Solutions LLC (Clifton, Utah).

"Systems and methods for water pumping and desalination" was invented by Joseph Sterling Atkin (Draper, Utah) and Henry Joseph Atkin (Draper, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for moving water up a water column to achieve a sufficient pressure to overcome a reverse osmosis filter. The system includes a rigid outer column for receiving and holding water, with an inner, deformable hose located inside the rigid outer column. The hose has a one-way valve at a distal end of the hose to allow water to enter the hose and an outlet at th...