ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,790, issued on March 31, was assigned to BASTI HOLDINGS LLC (Plainville, Conn.).

"System and method of loosening, removing and collecting debris from newly machined articles using compressed air" was invented by Jason Basti (Bantam, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable debris removal system cleans debris and fluids from newly machined parts generally includes an enclosure assembly where a user cleans a machined part with a compressed air gun. The air within the enclosure assembly is evacuated for decontamination through a series of filters with remaining contaminates collected in a waste vessel. Ambient air and air gun ex...