ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,628, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Apparatus and method for isolating hydrogen from water" was invented by James P. Mitchell (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of isolating hydrogen from water in a reactor includes charging a centrifuge with water via an inlet including an inlet valve. The centrifugal centrifuge is situated in a protective chamber. The method also includes heating the centrifuge such that at least some of the water splits into hydrogen and oxygen, rotating the centrifuge within the protective chamber such that the hydrogen and oxygen separate within the ce...