ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,578, issued on March 31, was assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (Livermore, Calif.).

"Ultrathin graphene/polymer laminate films" was invented by Michael Stadermann (Pleasanton, Calif.), Patrick Campbell (Oakland, Calif.), Philip E. Miller (Livermore, Calif.), Chantel Aracne-Ruddle (Livermore, Calif.), Sung Ho Kim (Livermore, Calif.) and Francisco J. Espinosa-Loza (Bellevue, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process includes layering a graphene layer onto a polymer layer to form a composite film."

The patent was filed on Nov. 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/518,410.

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