ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,504, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Carbon dioxide removal apparatus" was invented by Toshiyuki Inaba (Saitama, Japan), Shumon Hoshino (Saitama, Japan) and Masanobu Takazawa (Saitama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a carbon dioxide removal apparatus capable of reducing heat loss that can be caused when carbon dioxide is desorbed from an adsorbent. The carbon dioxide removal apparatus includes a frame, and an adsorption-desorption part supported by the frame. A clearance is provided between the frame and the adsorption-desorption part, and an air guide having flexibility is provid...