ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,009, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to NEC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Composite material, bolometer, and composite material forming method" was invented by Akinobu Shibuya (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite material includes a film containing oxide particles having a particle size of at least 0.4 micro metre or more, and carbon nanotubes forming a network on a surface of the oxide particles."

The patent was filed on May 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/677,958.

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