ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,189, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to AlgenAir Inc. (Pittsburgh).
"Air purifying photobioreactor to improve indoor air quality" was invented by Daniel C. Fucich (Pittsburgh) and Kelsey M. Abernathy (Columbia, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is a bioreactor device adapted to improve air quality. The bioreactor consists of a base that houses the mechanical components and a vessel that holds liquid mixture of water, a photosynthetic microorganism, and a media. The bioreactor has an air pump which draws room air into the base of the device through an air filter. The bioreactor bubbles the air through the liquid mixture....