ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,394, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NEAU Brands Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.).

"Magnetic treatment of drinking water by hydromagnetic resonators with permanent magnets contained therein" was invented by Yury Tkachenko (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Introduced here are treatment systems and associated processes for treating water using magnetic fields. A treatment system can comprise a hydromagnetic resonator that creates the magnetic fields through which water can be directed. A hydromagnetic resonator can include at least one expansion chamber that provides a tortuous path along which water is able to flow through ...