ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,196, issued on June 2, was assigned to DONG-EUI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION (Busan, South Korea).
"Method for simultaneously achieving superhydrophobic and superoleophobic surface on 1000 series aluminum alloy in anodic oxidation process without pre-patterning step" was invented by Chanyoung Jeong (Busan, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a superhydrophilic anodic oxide film on a 1000 series aluminum alloy according to the present invention can manufacture a uniform anodic oxide film even without a pre-patterning step, thereby reducing manufacturing costs, and can impart su...