ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,509, issued on June 30, was assigned to UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY (Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates).
"Water desalination apparatus" was invented by Mahmoud Elgendi (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for desalination of water is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing defined by a base portion, a wall structure extending upwardly from the base portion, and a cover enclosing the wall structure, collectively defining a chamber to receive and contain non-potable water. The housing is defined with a heat transfer surface and a condensation surface. At least one thermoelectric module is dispos...