ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,643, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TRANS-WEST INC. (Brighton, Colo.).
"Systems and methods for removing particulate material" was invented by Timothy Dell (Red Deer, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material removal system includes a collection conduit having a distal end that is positionable adjacent particulate material. A primary particle separator system connected to the collection conduit separates quantities of particulate material entrained in an air stream. A secondary particle separator system connected to an outlet of the primary particle separator system separates additional quantities of particulate material e...