US Patent Issued to University of Houston System on Feb. 24 for "Weather-resistant, fungal-resistant, and stain-resistant coatings and methods of applying on wood, masonry, or other porous materials" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,632, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to University of Houston System (Houston).

"Weather-resistant, fungal-resistant, and stain-resistant coatings and methods of applying on wood, masonry, or other porous materials" was invented by Seamus Curran (Houston), Kang-Shyang Liao (Houston), Nigel Alley (Houston), Amrita Haldar (Houston) and Alexander Wang (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for manufacturing the composition coating may include selecting a wood or masonry material substrate and utilizing a sol-gel comprising a silane or silane derivative and metal oxide precursor to coat the substrate. The process may utilize a...