ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,951, issued on Feb. 24.
"Filtering pan apparatus" was invented by Paul Sand (Souris, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filtering pan apparatus for filtering solids out of fluid being removed by a vacuum system includes a base and a duct being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base. The duct has an inlet opening and an outlet opening extending into the duct, with the inlet opening being positioned adjacent to the base. A vacuum connector is coupled to and extends away from the duct and is in fluid communication with the outlet opening. The vacuum connector has a connector opening in a distal end thereof relative to the du...