ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,536, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Alliance for Energy Innovation LLC (Golden, Colo.) and Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.).

"Cementitious biochar compositions and methods of making the same" was invented by Michael Brennan Pecha (Littleton, Colo.), Lori Elizabeth Tunstall (Golden, Colo.) and Julia Hylton (Golden, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are cementitious compositions comprising biochar and methods of making such compositions. The compositions find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications."

The patent was filed on March 18, 2...