ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,654, issued on April 21, was assigned to Environmental Products & Services Ltd. (Newry, Great Britain).

"Waste water treatment apparatus" was invented by James O'Neill (Newry, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste water treatment apparatus includes a housing having a settling tank mounted therein, the settling tank adapted to receive waste water. A skimming device is mounted in the settling tank to remove any fats, oils, or grease ("FOG") that settles on the surface of the waste water. A drain is provided in a downstream end of the settling tank for removing water from the settling tank. An inlet end of the drain is d...