US Patent Issued to Vibrantz Color Solutions on May 19 for "Methods for forming dispersed carbon nanomaterials for use in polymer composites and coatings" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,691, issued on May 19, was assigned to Vibrantz Color Solutions LLC (Ashtabula, Ohio).

"Methods for forming dispersed carbon nanomaterials for use in polymer composites and coatings" was invented by Santosh K. Yadav (Geneva, Ohio) and Paul A. Rettinger (Ashtabula, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes methods of deagglomerating, debundling, dispersing, and functionalizing carbon nanomaterials in a medium using a process that does not damage the properties of the carbon nanomaterials. Three exemplary types of carbon nanomaterials are conductive carbon black, graphene, and carbon nanotubes (CNT), including...