ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,683, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to RHODIA OPERATIONS (Lyons, France).

"Suspension of nanoparticles of a mixed oxide" was invented by Virginie Harle (Senlis, France), Simon Ifrah (La Jarrie, France), Boris Chabert (La Jarne, France), Benjamin Faure (La Rochelle, France) and Olivier Larue (Puilboreau, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a suspension of nanoparticles of a mixed oxide based on cerium and zirconium. It also relates to the use of said suspension for the preparation of a catalysed gasoline particulate filter."

The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2020, under Application No. 17/765,977....