ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,210, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Universal Matter Inc. (Burlington, Canada).

"Device, method, and carbon pill for synthesizing graphene" was invented by Vladimir Mancevski (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for converting a carbon pill into graphene is provided including a space between at least two electrically conductive surfaces, wherein the electrically conductive surfaces are configured to support a carbon pill in the space. The device also includes at least two electrodes electrically coupled to the at least two electrically conductive surfaces. The device also includes a power supply connected to the e...