ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,867, issued on April 14, was assigned to AirMyne Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).

"Fully automated direct air capture carbon dioxide processing system" was invented by Sudip Mukhopadhyay (Berkeley, Calif.) and Mark Patrick Cyffka (El Cerrito, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon processing system comprises an air mover and a multi-stage reactor. The multi-stage reactor processes ambient air and generates carbon dioxide and generates exhausted gas released to ambient air. In operation, air contacts the base solution via the air mover. The air reacts with the base solution thereby generating a base solution having carbon dioxide and...