ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,277,856, issued on April 15.

"Vapor displacement refueling including onboard internally recirculating chemical looping combustion system" was invented by Daniel McNicholas (Palos Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiply redundant safety system that protects humans and assets while transfer(s)/fuelling of on road/off road, rail, marine, aircraft, spacecraft, rockets, and all other vehicles/vessels utilizing Compressed and or Liquefied Gas Fuels/compound(s). Utilizing Natural Gas Chemical Family of Hydrogen/Propane/ethane/ammonia/and any mixtures along with or with out oxidizer(s), such as Liquefied Oxygen, Oxygen Triplet (O3)/o...