ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,317, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Armadillo Metal Coatings Ltd (Blackpool, Great Britain).
"Modified cast metal object" was invented by Graham Bratton (Sidcup, Great Britain), Gerard Ronan (Suckley, Great Britain) and Alex Nielsen (Blackpool, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a device, specifically a cast metal object, composed of one or more metals with an additive, such as an aluminate, silicate, or aluminosilicate, dispersed throughout. The additive may be a halloysite nanotube or kaolinite, and may be present in amounts between 0.1 to 10 wt. % relative to the object's total weight. The meta...