ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,736, issued on March 24, was assigned to Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Coronavirus (COVID-19) air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain walls" was invented by Charles Magee (Cairo, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments are directed to a coronavirus air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain. The system may include a group of anti-virus strips with attached separation magnets coupled to an air inlet housing mounted above (e.g., in an attic ceiling) in an enclosed space. The anti-virus strips may be coated with a saline and soap solution that attracts airborne droplets con...