ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,113, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Device and method for passive carbon dioxide collection with suspended sorbent disks" was invented by Klaus Lackner (Longmont, Colo.) and Robert Page (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passive CO2 collection device is disclosed, including a release chamber and a capture structure having at least three straps and a plurality of sorbent disks coupled to and spaced along the straps. The capture structure is movable between collection and release configurations. Each strap has a primary and secondary width, ...