ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,089, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Chemical reaction devices involving acid and/or base, and related systems and methods" was invented by Yet-Ming Chiang (Weston, Mass.), Leah Ellis (Nova Scotia, Canada), Andres Badel (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and Isaac W. Metcalf (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Chemical reaction devices involving acid and/or base, and related systems and methods, are generally described."

The patent was filed on Dec. 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/395,403.

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