ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,128, issued on March 17.

"Portable water purification systems including a mounting assembly" was invented by Steven J. Blad (Arrington, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable liquid filtration device includes a portable housing, an inlet defined on the portable housing and oriented to receive liquid therethrough, an outlet defined on the portable housing and oriented to discharge liquid therethrough, and an ultraviolet (UV) chamber in downstream flow communication with the inlet. The UV chamber includes a UV lamp configured to irradiate the liquid with UV light. The device further includes a mounting assembly for coupling t...