ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,508, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Device and method for passive collection of atmospheric carbon dioxide with a double-walled harvest chamber" was invented by Klaus Lackner (Longmont, Colo.), Shreyans Kedia (Tempe, Ariz.), Brinton Carlson (Turlock, Calif.) and Venkatram Choodamani (Tempe, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for passive collection of atmospheric CO2 is disclosed. The device includes a chamber having an inner wall, an outer wall, an annular void between the inner and outer walls, and a sump connecting the a...