ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,719, issued on June 3, was assigned to Unger Marketing International LLC (Bridgeport, Conn.).

"Fluid purification device" was invented by Paul H. Adams (Monroe, Conn.), Stephen P. Huda (Shelton, Conn.), James M. Buckley (New Hartford, Conn.), John Anthony Triunfo (Bridgeport, Conn.), Joseph K. Patterson (Monroe, Conn.), Michael T. La Tulippe (Fairfield, Conn.), Robert Camp (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Robert F. Smith (Waterbury, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The system includes a tank having an interior space and a media container disposed within the interior space. A valve is p...