ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,509, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Daejeon, South Korea) and POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Copper-based catalyst for reverse water gas shift reaction including gas-permeable amorphous shell formed by strong metal-support interaction" was invented by Hyun Joo Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Gun Joo Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Yong Tae Kim (Pohang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a copper-based catalyst for reverse water gas reaction including a gas-permeable amorphous shell formed ...