ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,754,072, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).

"Ultraviolet detection material" was invented by Michio Horiuchi (Nagano, Japan) and Masaya Tsuno (Matsumoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultraviolet detection material includes a composite oxide including aluminum, strontium, cerium, lanthanum and manganese, and an organic polymer. The ultraviolet detection material is not excited by an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength longer than 310 nm and is excited by an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength equal to or shorter than 310 nm, thereby emitting light having a peak of an ...