US Patent Issued on June 3 for "Submerged liquid intake strainers" (South Dakota, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,087, issued on June 3.

"Submerged liquid intake strainers" was invented by Samuel Tze-Han Wu (Monrovia, Calif.) and Matthew Allen Zolnowsky (Rapid City, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The fish screen for a suction strainer includes at least one first plate having a central opening formed therethrough, a second plate, a helical spring, and a mesh bag. The helical spring has opposed first and second ends, with the first end secured to the at least one first plate and the second end secured to the second plate. The helical spring has first and second portions positioned respectively adjacent to the first and second ends. The second ...