ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,629, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Bellco SRL (Mirandola, Italy).

"Flow control for reverse osmosis filter" was invented by Tommaso Montanari (Forli, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for flow control in a reverse osmosis filtration system, such as within a medical device. The systems, devices, and methods can respond to changes in permeate flow rate and solute concentration by adjusting feed water and concentrate water rates. Multiple feedback loops adjust parameters to meet water flow rate and purity requirements."

The patent was filed on Sept. 9, 2021, under Applicat...