US Patent Issued to Jim Myers & Sons on July 14 for "Plate assembly and method of manufacturing for use in water treatment" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,714, issued on July 14, was assigned to Jim Myers & Sons Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Plate assembly and method of manufacturing for use in water treatment" was invented by Timothy E. Krell (York, S.C.) and Kerry E. Dissinger (Fort Mill, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various systems, apparatus, and methods used to remove solids from water are provided. A plate assembly for a plate settler assembly is provided which includes a plate body with a plate body thickness. The plate assembly also includes a first support plate attached to the plate body on a first axis extending between the first and second end of the plate body. The plate...