ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,406, issued on July 28, was assigned to Ahbstra Engineering Ltd (Great Britain).

"Atmospheric water harvesting device and method" was invented by Richard Perkin (Devon, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water harvesting unit may include a cylindrical vessel having a central axis. The vessel may include an at least partially fluid-permeable first cylindrical sidewall, an at least partially fluid-permeable second cylindrical sidewall, a fluid impermeable annular base, and a fluid impermeable annular lip. The first cylindrical sidewall may define a vessel inlet. The second cylindrical sidewall may define a vessel outlet. Th...