ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,299, issued on May 5, was assigned to Imperative Chemical Partners Inc. (Midland, Texas).

"Drill cuttings composite core manufacturing method and apparatus" was invented by Timothy C Svarczkopf (Midland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drill cuttings composite core apparatus, system, and method that may utilize sieve shaker equipped with a solvent wash system to separate, clean, and size cuttings; a centrifugal mill equipped with a 12 tooth rotor and 1.0 mm ring sieve; a compactor mold that may be 1.5 inches in diameter and up to 6 inches long; dual piston compactor with independent air control valves; and a spacer on top of a b...