ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,676, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Zero Carbon Systems Inc. (Brighton, Colo.).

"High throughput moving panel direct air capture system" was invented by David Elenowitz (New York) and Charles S. Sanderson (Wayne, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of direct air capture are described. Systems include a plurality of moving adsorber panels in a linear direction (or circular configuration) and one or more fans configured to move air across the adsorber panels; such adsorber panels may be oriented vertically or horizontally, relative to the ground. Systems may include an independent regeneration box that comprises ...