ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,673, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to LE GROUPE DSD INC. (Thetford Mines, Canada).

"Flow stream filtering method and system" was invented by Leandre Vachon (Thetford Mines, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter system operating under vacuum conditions, comprising a filter section comprising filter elements of a number and a size selected to optimize a flow stream volume within the filter section and a contact surface between the flow stream and surfaces of the filter elements and to optimize flow of a liquid phase captured from the flow stream along the surfaces of the filter elements, and configured to capture the liquid ...