ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,741, issued on April 14, was assigned to Oxus America Inc. (Orion Township, Mich.).

"Sieve module" was invented by Loren M. Thompson (Lapeer, Mich.) and Andrew Voto (Waterford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sieve module includes an impermeable housing, an interface assembly, and an adsorptive material. The interface assembly is connected to a first end of the impermeable housing and includes an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet port is in fluid communication with a first interior space of the impermeable housing, wherein the inlet port is configured to receive gas from an exterior of the impermeable housing. The outl...