ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,347, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Terrafend Ltd. (Maidenhead, Great Britain).

"Parts-washing method" was invented by Tom Sands (Maidenhead, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parts-washing method is described. The method comprises: (a) contacting a part with an aqueous liquid cleaning composition in a contact zone at a temperature of less than 45 degrees C., wherein the aqueous liquid cleaning composition comprises at least one alkoxylate surfactant; (b) passing at least part of the aqueous liquid cleaning composition from the contact zone to a separation housing; (c) separating the aqueous liquid cleaning compositi...