ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,626, issued on June 23, was assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Microsphere synthesis via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis" was invented by Laura Christine Cummings (Kansas City, Mo.), Eric Benjamin Cole (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Connor Daniel Pearson (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, methods, and systems for forming microspheres comprises a furnace and an ultrasonic nozzle. The furnace has a channel and is operable to generate heat in the channel. The ultrasonic nozzle is configured to receive precursor solution and spray precursor droplets into the channel so t...