ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,833, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY (Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates).
"System and method for creating and sustaining a cool microclimate in an artificial valley, and use of structure for valorization and remediation of bauxite residue" was invented by Elke Gabriel (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed an artificial valley and a method for maintaining a cool microclimate for agricultural, recreational, and residential purposes. It features a symmetrical or asymmetrical landform of a valley with terraced inner slopes, covered with a shading roof made of paralle...