ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,606, issued on May 20, was assigned to VOGELSANG GMBH & CO KG (Essen, Germany).

"Bioreactor cleaning installation for bioreactors in rail vehicles" was invented by Martin Heinrichs (Essen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioreactor cleaning system for cleaning a bioreactor in a rail vehicle, comprising a first suction connection, a second suction connection, a flushing connection, an acid tank, a collection tank for receiving liquid drawn out of the bioreactor, a fresh water connection, a pump with a first pump connection and a second pump connection, and a measuring unit for measuring liquid. By means of the pump liquid can...