ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,300, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd. (Haifa, Israel).
"Preparation of hydrophobic surfaces" was invented by Boaz Pokroy (Haifa, Israel), Iryna Polishchuk (Haifa, Israel), Elena Prudnikov (Haifa, Israel) and Ester Segal (Haifa, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process of depositing a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic film on a surface of a substrate, effected by spraying onto the substrate's surface a solution comprising a fatty acid and an organic solvent, is provided. Substrates and articles-of-manufacturing containing the substrates, having a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coat...