ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,732, issued on March 31, was assigned to Brillouin Energy Corp. (Emeryville, Calif.).

"Heating system and methods" was invented by Robert E. Godes (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating system and related methods are described. The heating system employs one or more catalytic tubes, each having a reactive transmission line. Each catalytic tube is supported in a corresponding containment tube of a heater to produce heat. Heat can be generated by applying electrical pulses to the transmission lines which are exposed to a reactant flowing in the containment tube containing the catalytic tube. The generated heat can ...