US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Solar additive composition and uses thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,311, issued on Sept. 8.

"Solar additive composition and uses thereof" was invented by Joseph LaGrandeur (Concord, Calif.) and Mark Hatton (Concord, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a solar additive composition comprising at least an inorganic solid material comprising particles and an organic solvent, wherein the additive may be added to a water-based acrylic paint providing high solar absorption property to the acrylic paint, wherein the acrylic paint with solar additive may absorb solar energy and convert the solar energy into electricity."

The patent was filed on Nov. 15, 2023, under Applica...