ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,685, issued on Feb. 10.
"Molten eutectic salts thermal energy storage (MESTES) system" was invented by John D. Walker (Socorro, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The various embodiments described herein include devices and systems for thermal energy storage. A single-temperature-thermal-energy storage (SITTES) system for desalinating seawater and/or producing electrical power is described. The SITTES system includes insulated tanks, a molten eutectic salt media arranged within the insulated tanks, heat exchangers arranged within the insulated tanks, and an outlet. In the SITTES system the heat exchangers are coupled to one another ...