ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,367, issued on July 7, was assigned to THE INDIUM CORPORATION OF AMERICA (Clinton, N.Y.).

"System and method for manufacture of undercooled metallic core-shell particles" was invented by Martin Thuo (Apex, N.C.), Ian Tevis (Ames, Iowa) and Chris Frankiewicz (Austin, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are presented for producing metallic core-shell particles. The system includes the housing having a hollow interior configured to receive and hold a molten metal input, a carrier fluid, and one or more reagents. The system also includes a shearing assembly positioned within the hollow interior of the housing. The she...