ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,898, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Protix B.V. (Dongen, Netherlands).

"Cyclone separation system" was invented by Jaap van Kilsdonk (Dongen, Netherlands), Eric Holland Schmitt (Dongen, Netherlands), Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina Jacobs (Dongen, Netherlands), Henricus Petrus Johannes Simons (Dongen, Netherlands), Maurits Petrus Maria Jansen (Dongen, Netherlands), Ward Tollenaar (Dongen, Netherlands) and Hubertus Lourentius Hulsebos (Dongen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cyclone separation system (1) for separating live insects, comprising a discharge nozzle (5) having a discharge end (7) comprising a discharge channel (...