ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,051, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"High-density capacitive device and method for manufacturing such a device" was invented by Thierry Claret (Grenoble, France), Delphine Ferreira (Grenoble, France) and Aude Lefevre (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a capacitive device comprising the following steps: a) providing a metallic layer, b) depositing a full-sheet aluminium layer, c) structuring pores in the aluminium layer by a full-sheet anodic etching process, subsequently to which a continuous porous alumina layer is ob...