ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,232, issued on July 8, was assigned to Power8 Tech. Inc. (Los Gatos, Calif.).
"Power tunnel" was invented by Lien Chun Ding (Taoyuan, Taiwan) and Chih Cheng Tai (Campbell, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tunnel comprises a tube body, an inlet, and an outlet. The tube body provides space to accommodate gases, liquids, people, vehicles, etc. The power tunnel can be used for energy storage, power generation, air-raid shelter, or other purposes."
The patent was filed on June 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/760,008.
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