US Patent Issued to Brewer Science on June 16 for "Light patternable surface modification" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,681, issued on June 16, was assigned to Brewer Science Inc. (Rolla, Mo.).

"Light patternable surface modification" was invented by Reuben T. Chacko (Rolla, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Materials and methods for modifying surfaces in order to change surface energy are provided. These surface properties cause the surface to become more hydrophobic or oleophobic after light exposure. The ability to change surface energy upon exposure allows these materials to be patterned and enables a variety of uses, notably for use on semiconductor substrates in photolithography."

The patent was filed on June 19, 2024, under Application No. 18...