US Patent Issued to Lyten on Sept. 29 for "Getter cartridge for substantially continuous operation of green mineral-refining reactors" (Colorado, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,486, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Lyten Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Getter cartridge for substantially continuous operation of green mineral-refining reactors" was invented by Bruce Gittleman (Centennial, Colo.) and Michael Stowell (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for refining valuable materials from aqueous sources, along with corresponding apparatuses, are disclosed. The disclosed techniques enable "green" and "conflict-free" acquisition of critical minerals. These advantages are impactful in applications including refinement of rare materials such as certain metals, especially metals necessary for...