ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,744, issued on March 3, was assigned to VIRIDIS ARBOR LLC (Verona, N.J.).
"Apparatus and method for mitigating Santa Ana wind fire hazards" was invented by Gary E. Abeles (Verona, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire hazard due to Santa Ana winds is mitigated by causing the winds to flow through an evaporative barrier proximate an entrance to a canyon, thereby cooling, humidifying, and slowing the winds. Water applied to the barrier can be drawn by a pump from an underlying aquifer. Power for the pump can be provided by a windmill positioned in the path of the winds, and/or by solar panels. A mat containing seeds and/or seedlin...