ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,185, issued on May 12, was assigned to MERCURY CAPTURE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC (Louisville, Ky.).

"Apparatus and method for exhaust gas pollution reduction" was invented by Norman Divers (Belmont, N.C.) and John Gage (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for reducing pollution in exhaust gases and a system for treating exhaust gas are provided. The method includes the step of treating an exhaust gas stream with a treating fluid. In one application, the treating fluid is injected by spraying droplets into the exhaust gas stream. A system for treating exhaust gas includes a reagent, and a nozzle to spray the reagent...