ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,365, issued on March 31, was assigned to Peter Choi (Palaiseau, France).

"Plasma generating apparatus" was invented by Peter Choi (Palaiseau, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for generating a plasma via the transient hollow cathode discharge effect is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber comprising an inlet through which gas may enter the chamber and an outlet through which the gas may exit the chamber, a cathode electrode disposed in the chamber, the cathode electrode comprising a plurality of hollow cathodes, an anode electrode spaced apart from the cathode, a power supply, and a power supply controller conf...