ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,356, issued on March 17, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Surface-treated inorganic nano-particle and complex film comprising the same" was invented by Seong Chan Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Chang Hyun Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jung Hyun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Eun Jung Lim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Young O Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface-treated inorganic nanoparticle includes a core including titania (TiO2); a shell surrounding the core, and including zirconia (ZrO2); and a dispersant including a phosphate functional group, and connected t...