US Patent Issued to Khalifa University of Science and Technology on June 30 for "Multifunctional filter materials" (Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,143, issued on June 30, was assigned to Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

"Multifunctional filter materials" was invented by Shadi Wajih Hasan (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Musthafa Mavukkandy (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments include a filter material including an electrospun nanofiber membrane and an active nanomaterial agent incorporated into the electrospun nanofiber membrane, wherein the electrospun nanofiber membrane filters disease-causing agents and the wherein the active nanomaterial agent degrades disease-causing agents. Embodime...