ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,516, issued on July 29, was assigned to SREUS ENERGY LLC (Sandy, Utah).

"Conversion of supercritical water energy into electrical power" was invented by John Troy Kraczek (Farmington, Utah), Gordon Ray Whipple (Centerville, Utah) and Paul James Freeman (South Jordan, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a general aspect, a system can include a reactor for combusting fuel and producing high-temperature, high-pressure liquid as a byproduct, and at least one vessel defining a cavity to be partially filled with water, with an air pocket within the cavity above the water. The system can further include respective valves to control admis...