ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,402, issued on Feb. 24.

"Sludge removal system and method of use" was invented by Dallas C. Jewel Tucker (McKinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sludge removal apparatus includes a capturing head extending from a first side to a second side; a fluid line extending from a fluid source to the capturing head, the fluid line to transport water and one or more chemicals; a fluid removal line extending from the capturing head to a filtering system, the fluid removal line having one or more submersible pumps positioned within the capturing head to pump sludge through the fluid removal line; and one or more sprayers positioned at a...