US Patent Issued to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology on April 14 for "Composite containing platinum-alkaline earth metal alloy, fuel cell and water electrolysis cell containing the composite, and method of producing the composite" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,072, issued on April 14, was assigned to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (Daegu, South Korea).

"Composite containing platinum-alkaline earth metal alloy, fuel cell and water electrolysis cell containing the composite, and method of producing the composite" was invented by Jong-Sung Yu (Seoul, South Korea) and Caleb Gyan-Barimah (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a composite that is-cost-effective, has an excellent catalytic activity, and significantly improves stability compared to a pure platinum catalyst according to the related art. Specifically, the composite a...