ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,717, issued on Jan. 20.
"Dome-shaped solar water purification system" was invented by Adrith Kurlagunda (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for a solar heater water purification system. The water purification system includes an icosahedron dome that houses a plurality of Fresnel lenses aligned with multiple facets of the icosahedron dome, wherein the concentrator lenses concentrate light at the base of the dome throughout the day without the need for a mechanical tracker. The water purification system also includes a water transportation system, located at the base of the dome-s...