ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,739, issued on July 14, was assigned to Ozono Polaris S.A. de C.V. (Puebla, Mexico).

"Reverse osmosis methods" was invented by David Ross MacKay Pett (Puebla, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reverse osmosis system includes a pressure vessel comprising first and second ports. Membranes disposed in the pressure vessel, permeate water and block permeation of dissolved solids from concentrate flowing between the first and second ports. A high pressure pump includes an inlet and an outlet. A circulation pump includes an inlet and an outlet and is configured to circulate the concentrate between the first and second ports. A valved ...