ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,668, issued on May 19, was assigned to Hanseo University Academic Cooperation Foundation (Seosan-si, South Korea).

"Method of remanufacturing spent catalyst for heavy oil desulfurization" was invented by Hea Kyung Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proposed is a method of remanufacturing a spent catalyst for heavy oil desulfurization. More particularly, proposed is a method of remanufacturing a spent catalyst for heavy oil desulfurization, in which the spent catalyst can be used as a substitute for a fresh catalyst, have economic feasibility, and reduce the environmental burden by reusing a spent catalyst that is ...