ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,133, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to American Nano LLC (Clemmons, N.C.).

"Compositions incorporating silica fibers" was invented by Mitch Dellinger (Clemmons, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention include articles incorporating fibrous fragments of mats of silica fibers and methods for producing such articles. The fiber mats may be formed via electrospinning of a sol gel produced with a silicon alkoxide reagent, such as tetraethyl ortho silicate, alcohol solvent, and an acid catalyst."

The patent was filed on Dec. 18, 2023, under Application No. 18/542,960.

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