US Patent Issued on Sept. 22 for "Biofilm reactor having at least one weighted member" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,894, issued on Sept. 22.

"Biofilm reactor having at least one weighted member" was invented by Tommy Gig Drewery (Longview, Texas) and Trina Vern Drewery (Longview, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wastewater treatment apparatus has a tank having an access opening therein, at least one fixed film media pod positioned in the interior of the tank, a diffuser positioned in the interior of the tank, and an air pump connected to the diffuser. The fixed film media pod is formed of a mesh material and has openings framed by the mesh material. At least one weight is affixed to the fixed film media pod adjacent to a bottom thereof so a...