ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,196, issued on April 7, was assigned to KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"PH-adjusted water production device" was invented by Hideaki Iino (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pH-adjusted water production device has a configuration in which a platinum group metal support resin column, a membrane-type degassing device, and a gas dissolving membrane device are provided on an ultra-pure water supply line, and a pH-adjuster injection device is provided between the platinum group metal support resin column and the membrane-type degassing device. An inert gas source is connected to the gas phase side of the membrane-type degassing...