ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,250, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Teratech International Inc. (Panama).

"Sodium-chlorine boiler" was invented by Hafid Enrique Colmenares (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sodium-chlorine generator generates electricity. Chlorine gas is combined with sodium metal in a boiler. The reaction is exothermic and generates sodium chloride as a biproduct. The heat can be used to boil water to generate steam. The steam generated can be used to turn a turbine, which produces electricity. The reactor can use a heat exchanger to connect a boiler that is separated from reactor. The rate and output of the reaction can be c...