US Patent Issued to Ohio University on March 24 for "Coal plastic composites" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,017, issued on March 24, was assigned to Ohio University (Athens, Ohio).

"Coal plastic composites" was invented by Jason Patrick Trembly (Athens, Ohio) and Keerti S. Kappagantula (Athens, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite is formed from a combination of a polymer and pulverized coal and optionally a compatibilizing agent. The coal forms from about 10 to about 80% of the composite. The composite is form by blending the pulverized coal with the polymer to form the composite."

The patent was filed on April 5, 2018, under Application No. 16/500,168.

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