ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,215, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU KOGYO Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Cerium-based complex oxide powder, friction material composition, and friction material" was invented by Takuji Nabeta (Osaka, Japan) and Motoki Takase (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A complex oxide powder contains cerium and aluminum, and has a specific surface area of 0.5 m2/g or more and 10 m2/g or less."
The patent was filed on June 13, 2022, under Application No. 18/547,684.
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