ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,579, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to PUREWICK Corp. (Covington, Ga.).

"Conduits including at least one conduit porous material" was invented by Camille Rose Newton (Bonsall, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments disclosed herein include conduits including at least one conduit porous material, fluid collection assemblies and systems including the same, and methods of using and forming the same. An example conduit includes at least one wall at least partially defining at least an inlet, and outlet downstream from the inlet, and a passageway extending from the inlet to the outlet. The conduit also includes at least one co...