ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,567, issued on March 3.
"Multifunctional smart particles" was invented by Xuenjun Zhang (Orlando, Fla.) and Benjamin Pearman (Merritt Island, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides multifunctional particulates that release one or more functional compounds in response to environmental triggers and whose external surface modification imparts secondary functionalities to a selected coating composition. For example, disclosed are hydrophobic particles having a smart release mechanism for anticorrosion compounds that release the anticorrosion compounds upon exposure to the local pH changes induced by corrosion ...