US Patent Issued to University of Washington on July 7 for "Electrically conductive smart papers" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,279, issued on July 7, was assigned to University of Washington (Seattle).

"Electrically conductive smart papers" was invented by Anthony B. Dichiara (Seattle) and Sheila M. Goodman (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a method for preparing a paper nanocomposite, including: continuously providing a first suspension that includes lignocellulosic pulp fibers, cellulose nanofibrils, carbon nanotubes, and a cationic surfactant; continuously adding a second suspension to the first suspension to provide a slurry, the second suspension includes lignocellulosic pulp fibers, cellulose nanofibrils, carbon na...