ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,384, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY (Suzhou, China).

"Cobalt sulfide/reduced graphite oxide composite and application thereof in gas sensors" was invented by Yanyan Wang (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for preparing a cobalt sulfide/reduced graphite oxide composite includes: preparing a glycerol-cobalt precursor by taking a water-soluble cobalt salt, a micromolecular alcohol solvent, and glycerol as raw materials; mixing the glycerol-cobalt precursor with an alkali liquor to prepare a Co(OH)2 nanoflower; calcining the Co(OH)2 nanoflower to obtain a Co3O4 nanoflower; subjecting the Co3O4 n...