ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,873, issued on April 14, was assigned to ELECTROPHOR INC. (Woodmere, N.Y.).

"Device for membrane purification of a liquid" was invented by Alexander Alexandrovich Chernyi (St. Petersburg, Russia), Ivan Ivanovich Ogdanskiy (Romanovka, Russia) and Joseph L. Shmidt (Woodmere, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to autonomous membrane liquid purification devices with the possibility of recirculation and/or desalination of liquid, mainly water from various sources for domestic and/or drinking water supply and is intended for use in domestic conditions, public institutions, in suburban and garden areas. A membrane li...