US Patent Issued to Alexander Innovations on March 17 for "In situ groundwater treatment and flow diversion system" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,841, issued on March 17, was assigned to Alexander Innovations LLC (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"In situ groundwater treatment and flow diversion system" was invented by W. Joseph Alexander (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The purpose of the invention is to provide in situ treatment and flow diversion of contaminated groundwater without the need for an external energy source. The primary means by which contaminated groundwater is treated in situ within a subsurface environment is through the use of the modular SubflowRx and interrelated components that work together or independently to control groundwater flow outside the s...