ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,760, issued on Sept. 29.

"Rotating filter assembly and method of use in aquaculture" was invented by Dung Minh Hoang (Cumberland, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating filter assembly having a frame assembly supporting a mesh loop rotatable around lower and upper wheel assemblies by a drive assembly and sensors. The rotating filter assembly is partially submerged in an aquaculture tank filled with water, the driver assembly and sensors rotating the mesh loop in and out of the water. A submerged pump interface adjacent the mesh loop is attached to a pump, and a cleaning assembly is positioned on the frame assembly above the w...