ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,202, issued on April 22.

"Organic and metallic aerogels, composition for the organic and metallic aerogels, and method for manufacturing the organic and metallic aerogels" was invented by Nicholas Leventis (Rolla, Mo.), Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis (Rolla, Mo.), Suraj Donthula (Rolla, Mo.), Gitogo Churu (Dallas), Hongbing Lu (Plano, Texas), Shruti Mahadik-Khanolkar (Portland, Ore.), Abhishek Bang (Portland, Ore.) and Clarissa Wisner (Rolla, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nanoporous aerogel comprising an acid-catalyzed, oxidatively aromatized PBO polymer. The nanoporous aerogel includes a benzoxazine moiety containing polybenzoxaz...