ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,747, issued on Sept. 30.

"Method and apparatus for a novel high-performance conductive metal-based material" was invented by John Othniel McDonald (Reno, Nev.) and Zach Zimits (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid conductive material comprising at least one conductive material having at least one internal porous insulative layer; and wherein, at least one of the conductive materials fills the voids of the internal porous insulative layer. The hybrid material blends conductive metals and porous insulation layers in a manner so that the resulting material operates as a single layer material with its own unique conductivi...