ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,421, issued on July 14, was assigned to Advantek Waste Management Services LLC (Houston).

"Sequestration of bio-sludge in a subterranean formation" was invented by Omar Abou-Sayed (Houston), Ibrahim Mohamed (Houston), Yashesh Panchal (Houston), Ahmed Abou-Sayed (Houston), Jay Cecil (Houston) and Steve Pangburn (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for sequestrating carbon-bearing materials in a subterranean formation by injecting a bio-slurry and determining the carbon emission effects of the injection process."

The patent was filed on March 14, 2024, under Application No. 18/866,520.

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