ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,115, issued on July 14.

"Biogas collection apparatus and method of use" was invented by Nicholas Stutzman (Tabor, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biogas collection apparatus for nondilutive capturing of biogas includes a plurality of floats positionable upon waste in a waste collection pit of an animal production facility to maintain a piping network proximate to a surface level of the waste. The piping network is fluidic connectable to a biogas processor. A plurality of collectors is attached to and extends below the piping network. Closed tops of the collectors are in fluidic communication with the piping network and their op...