US Patent Issued to NanoXplore on July 28 for "Graphene-modified polymeric foam and articles made thereof" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,361, issued on July 28, was assigned to NanoXplore Inc. (Montreal).

"Graphene-modified polymeric foam and articles made thereof" was invented by Scott Murray (Lansing, Mich.), Allan James (Lansing, Mich.) and Liya Wang (Lansing, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Graphene-modified polymeric foam materials are provided that are amenable to conventional foams to yield articles with superior properties relative to like articles absent the graphene cell modifier. Graphene-based cell modifiers are incorporated in the polymer before or during the foaming process to not only improve the mechanical, thermal, electrical, fire retardant, or ...