ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,526, issued on April 15, was assigned to ENI S.P.A. (Rome).

"Disubstituted fluoroaryloxybenzoheterodiazole compounds" was invented by Luigi Abbondanza (Novara, Italy), Antonio Alfonso Proto (Novara, Italy) and Giuliana Schimperna (Novara, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disubstituted fluoroaryloxybenzoheterodiazole compound having general formula (I):Said disubstituted fluoroaryloxybenzoheterodiazole compound having general formula (I) may be advantageously used as a spectrum converter in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) capable, in turn, of improving the performance of photovoltaic devices (or solar devices) selected, for ...