ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,466, issued on March 24, was assigned to DILIP KUMAR DE IDOV (Mansfield, Texas).

"Hybrid power cycle for 100% clean, and continuous (24x7) hazard-free low-cost power generation and transportation without any fuel and using only ambient thermal energy" was invented by Dilip Kumar De (Mansfield, Texas) and Idowu Ayodele Oduniyi (Lagos, Nigeria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Novel thermodynamic cycle known as the 'Hybrid Power Cycle' is proposed consisting of a power cycle and a refrigeration cycle in a partial form, using fixed amounts of the same working-fluid in closed cycles. The vapor in the partial refrigeration cycle undergoes...