ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,671, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to EIDON LLC (Mercer Island, Wash.).

"Carbon dioxide absorption with liquid" was invented by Roger N. Johnson (Mercer Island, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon dioxide absorption system includes a liquid input region, a liquid output region, a textured hydrophilic surface, and a liquid pump. The textured hydrophilic surface is disposed between the liquid input region and the liquid output region. The liquid pump is coupled to the liquid output region. The liquid pump is configured to pull liquid from the liquid input region to the liquid output region, over the textured hydrophilic sur...