ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,528, issued on March 25, was assigned to Nant Holdings IP LLC (Culver City, Calif.).
"Methods and systems for separating metals" was invented by Patrick Soon-Shiong (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for separating a first metal from a metal-containing feed stream are provided. The method can include applying solar energy, for example, by focusing one or more mirrors in one or more heliostats, to heat a metal-containing feed stream in a heating zone to a first temperature to produce a first vapor including the first metal. The first vapor can be condensed in a condensation zone to produce a first liquid ...