ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,937, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Bugsy Solar LLC (Los Altos Hills, Calif.).
"Biochemical energy conversion cell" was invented by Emily A. Stein (San Leandro, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Presented herein is a voltaic cell containing light harvesting antennae or other biologically-based electron generating structures optionally in a microbial population, an electron siphon population having electron conductive properties with individual siphons configured to accept electrons from the light harvesting antennae and transport the electrons to a current collector, an optional light directing system (e.g., a mirror), and a re...