ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,454, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Roberts Marketing DE Inc. (Wilimington, Del.).

"Devices and methods for moving, removing and/or installing one or more components of a treatment unit" was invented by R. Lee Roberts (Rose Valley, Pa.) and Matthew Roberts (Downingtown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods associated therewith for facilitating movement, removal and/or installation of components from treatment units (e.g., water treatment units and wastewater treatment units). The treatment unit can take the form of a granular media filter (e.g., upflow filter, downflow filter or bi-flow filter) or a sludge collect...