US Patent Issued to Vermeer Manufacturing on Aug. 12 for "Hydro excavation vacuum apparatus and fluid storage and supply systems thereof" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,215, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Vermeer Manufacturing Co. (Pella, Iowa).

"Hydro excavation vacuum apparatus and fluid storage and supply systems thereof" was invented by Andy Strobel (Knoxville, Iowa), Corey Lanoue (Pella, Iowa), Tayte Askelsen (Pella, Iowa) and James W. Skinner (Pella, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hydro excavation vacuum apparatus that process spoil material onboard the apparatus by separating water from the cut earthen material are disclosed."

The patent was filed on July 2, 2021, under Application No. 17/366,812.

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