ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,283, issued on March 25, was assigned to Badwater Alchemy Inc. (Seattle).

"Iron-based desalination" was invented by William J. Walker (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to iron-based desalination of water. In some cases, an inflow of water including chlorine and sodium can be received. A plurality of iron nanoparticles may capture the chlorine and the sodium. The iron nanoparticles may at least partially include Zero Valent Iron (ZVI). An outflow of the water may be emitted. The chlorine and the sodium may be omitted from the outflow."

The patent was filed on May 1, 2023...