US Patent Issued to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Aug. 11 for "High-temperature ceramic combustor with thermophotovoltaic power generation" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,559, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).

"High-temperature ceramic combustor with thermophotovoltaic power generation" was invented by Asegun S. Henry (Cambridge, Mass.), Alina Lapotin (Cambridge, Mass.), Shomik Verma (Cambridge, Mass.), Colin Clancy Kelsall (Cambridge, Mass.), Kyle Joseph Buznitsky (Cambridge, Mass.) and Mehdi Pishahang (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for electricity generation can include a combustor/recuperator system comprising a recuperator, a combustor, and an emitter; wherein the recuperator comprises an intake for air and fuel,...