ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,960, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Lake Effect Consortium LLC (Lehi, Utah).

"Plasma generation apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Matthew Steele (Lakewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma generation apparatus, system, and method for processing a material is presented. The apparatus includes a housing element, a plasma reaction chamber, multiple electrode rings, and a power supply. The housing element extends cylindrically along a longitudinal axis. The plasma reaction chamber is defined by an inner surface of the housing element and is configured to generate an ionized plasma field. Multiple electrode rin...