US Patent Issued to City Univerty of Hong Kong on Nov. 4 for "Methods of generating a lubrication interface, methods of enhanching lubrication of moving parts and lubricants" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,146, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to City Univerty of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

"Methods of generating a lubrication interface, methods of enhanching lubrication of moving parts and lubricants" was invented by Thuc Hue Ly (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Quoc Huy Thi (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is concerned with a method of generating a lubrication interface. The method has the steps of a) providing a target substrate and a growth substrate adjacent the target substrate with a confinement space defined therebetween, b) allowing a predetermined amount of water onto a surface of the tar...