ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,309, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Ebb Carbon Inc. (San Carlos, Calif.).
"Ocean alkalinity release apparatus and method" was invented by Todd Pelman (Moss Beach, Calif.), David Hegeman (San Jose, Calif.) and Jeremy Loretz (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A release apparatus for receiving an ocean alkalinity product from an Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) system (or other alkalinity source), and for releasing the alkalinity into an ocean at a maximum safe delivery rate to facilitate atmospheric CO2 reduction and mitigate ocean acidification. The release apparatus includes a diffuser having a plenum chamber def...