US Patent Issued to BUTTRESS GROUP on May 26 for "Device for removing fats, oils and/or grease (FOGs) from water" (Irish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,367, issued on May 26, was assigned to BUTTRESS GROUP LTD (Watford, Great Britain).

"Device for removing fats, oils and/or grease (FOGs) from water" was invented by Kevin McCabe (Naas, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and a method for removing fats, oils and/or grease ("FOGs") from water comprise a separator, wherein the separator removes the FOGs that separate from the water under gravity, and a filter wherein the filter removes the FOGs remaining in the water after the water has passed through the separator. The filter comprises several layers having different compositions suitable for removing FOGs from water, includ...