ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,334, issued on March 31.
"Automated skimmer system" was invented by Howard Day (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated skimmer system includes a skimmer mouth comprising a conveyor ledge, a conveyor at least partially disposed under the conveyor ledge having a paddle wheel and a water-porous conveyor belt disposed about the paddle wheel, a conveyor debris collector disposed lower than the conveyor at a discharge end of the conveyor having a vacuum connection port, and a vacuum fluidly connected to the vacuum connection port. Water entering the skimmer mouth falls off the conveyor ledge, through the conveyor belt, onto t...