ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,730, issued on July 14, was assigned to NGK INSULATORS Ltd. (Nagoya-City, Japan).
"Mixed gas separation method and mixed gas separation device" was invented by Kenichi Noda (Nagoya-City, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixed gas separation method includes supplying a mixed gas containing at least N2, H2, and CO2 and having a CO2 concentration of 30% or less by volume to a first separation membrane that selectively allows passage of H2, supplying the first non-permeated gas to a second separation membrane that selectively allows passage of CO2, and supplying the second non-permeated gas to a CO2 collector that separates and col...