ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,383, issued on June 10, was assigned to Yanshan University (Qinhuangdao, China).

"Apparatus and method for leaching toxic substances from inorganic binder-stabilized solid waste materials" was invented by Chao Jing (Qinhuangdao, China), Mengfan Zhang (Qinhuangdao, China), Wenhua Shi (Qinhuangdao, China) and Xiaolei Jiao (Qinhuangdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application discloses an apparatus and method for leaching toxic substances from inorganic binder-stabilized solid waste materials. The apparatus includes a specimen placement box, a water supply and drainage system, and an angle adjustment apparatus, wher...