ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,199, issued on April 7.
"Rotating biological contactor media and shaft/load transfer mechanism" was invented by James Robert Kiner (Clarkston, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating biological contactor apparatus includes: a biozone tank containing a liquid being treated; a drive shaft driven to rotate; and at least one media disk. The media disk includes: a substrate having a disk shape defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the substrate configured to be attached to the drive shaft and to rotate therewith; and a plurality of fins protruding from at least one of the first surface and the s...