ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,729, issued on Aug. 4.

"Thermoutilizer" was invented by Husham Al Ghizzy (Quincy, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal utilization system is capable of producing power, storing energy via a chemical or and a hydropower-elevation means. It also capable of transport fluid as vapor over obstacles and terrains, as well as desalinate water. It may in some embodiments do all or some of these tasks simultaneously and with the same amount of energy. It may run with any source of energy including renewable energy sources such as solar energy, and wind. The system may use that energy to run a heat engine and, at the same time, stores ...