ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,078, issued on Sept. 1.

"System and method for power generation" was invented by Darryl Weflen (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are provided for generating electrical power or rotational power where the system includes heating thermo-dynamic fluid passing through a heat exchanger causing the fluid to expand then pass through a turbine to rotate a turbine shaft coupled to an electrical generator to generate electrical power, or to transfer rotational power to rotating machinery. Fluid exiting the turbine can then be cooled before cycling through to the heat exchanger."

The patent was filed on Oct. ...