ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,518, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Integrated dispersion and quantification system for asphalt modification" was invented by Mohammad Ali Khasawneh (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated dispersion and quantification system for asphalt modification includes a mixing chamber configured to receive an asphalt binder and at least one modifier material selected from a polymer, a fiber, an elastomeric particle, and a nanomaterial. A mixing mechanism is disposed within the mixing chamber and includes a coaxial high-shear rotor, a plurality of u...