ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,721, issued on April 29, was assigned to LIKE LICHEN LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Devices, methods, and systems for capturing and sequestering atmospheric gases" was invented by Claude Steven McDaniel (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon dioxide capture and sequestration system comprises a growth module, a drying module, a sequestration module and a carbon dioxide recapture apparatus. The carbon dioxide recapture apparatus includes at least one conduit coupled to the growth module, the drying module, and the sequestration module for routing carbon dioxide liberated from at least one of the harvested algal biomass within the...