ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,320, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Bizmuth oxyiodide quantum dots and method for making" was invented by Babiker Y. Abdulkhair (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Faisal K. Algethami (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Mohamed R. Elamin (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of producing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots without heat. The method is a one-pot method that includes synthesizing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots at room temperature. The method results in quantum dots preferably having bismuth and halide in a molar ratio of 1:1. Further, the bismuth oxyha...