ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,479, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GROUP14 TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Woodinville, Wash.).

"Preparation of polymeric resins and carbon materials" was invented by Katharine Geramita (Seattle), Benjamin E. Kron (Seattle), Henry R. Costantino (Woodinville, Wash.), Aaron M. Feaver (Seattle), Avery J. Sakshaug (Snohomish, Wash.), Leah A. Thompkins (Seattle) and Alan Tzu-Yang Chang (Renton, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as...