ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,471, issued on June 3, was assigned to United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington).
"Cryogenic flux capacitor for solid-state storage and on-demand supply of fluid commodities" was invented by Adam M. Swanger (Orlando, Fla.) and James E. Fesmire (Titusville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryogenic flux capacitor (CFC) storage system includes a CFC core module having an inner container comprising one of: (i) a vessel; and (ii) a membrane that contains a substrate material. Fluid paths in the substrate material distribute fluid during charging and discharging. Nanoporous media is attached to...