ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,449, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Edwards Ltd. (Burgess Hill, Great Britain).

"Mist trap" was invented by Edward Mason (Clevedon, Great Britain), Harry William Michael Lampert (Clevedon, Great Britain), Trevor James Davies (Clevedon, Great Britain), Kaelan Meehan (Clevedon, Great Britain), Matthew Fraser Davidson (Clevedon, Great Britain), Daniel Kenneth Knutson (Sanborn, N.Y.) and Samuel Kevin Canterbury (Sanborn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates to a mist-trap for a wet-scrubber abatement system. The mist trap comprises a demisting chamber having a gas inlet for receiving mist-laden exhaust gas fro...