US Patent Issued to Nant Holdings IP on June 2 for "Hydrophobic concrete and asphalt" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,820, issued on June 2, was assigned to Nant Holdings IP LLC (Culver City, Calif.).

"Hydrophobic concrete and asphalt" was invented by Patrick Soon-Shiong (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making superhydrophobic concrete includes creating a mixture, wherein the mixture comprises aragonite and/or graphene, and heating the mixture to a temperature between 500deg C. and 2,500deg C. then drying the mixture, and, optionally, adding the mixture to concrete."

The patent was filed on Aug. 4, 2025, under Application No. 19/289,934.

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