ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,397, issued on March 31, was assigned to Rochester Midland Corp. (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Industrial laundry systems and methods" was invented by Marten Hebert (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of cleaning laundry in a washing vessel. A container is configured to hold a chemical that is granular and suitable for cleaning laundry. A tank receives the chemical from the container and a solvent to form a solution that includes undissolved chemical. The chemical can be an oxidant chemical and the solution can be saturated. A washing vessel that holds laundry is fluidly connected to the tank and a water source. The wa...