ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,261, issued on Aug. 19.
"Bland/Ewing cycle improvements" was invented by Joseph Barrett Bland (Sacramento, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application is directed towards a method for performing a closed thermochemical and thermodynamic (chemo/thermodynamic) work-producing cycle having improved efficiency, wherein the chemo/thermodynamic work-producing cycle includes a first work-producing half-cycle and a second heat-producing half-cycle, the first work-producing half-cycle includes an endothermic reaction, and the second heat-producing half-cycle includes an exothermic reaction."
The patent was filed on May 17, 2...