ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,796, issued on March 18, was assigned to INDUSTRIE DE NORA S.P.A. (Milan).
"Anode for electrolytic evolution of chlorine" was invented by Alice Gargiulo (Milan), Alice Calderara (Milan) and Chiara Pezzoni (Rodenbach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode suitable as chlorine-evolving anode in electrolytic cells and a method for obtaining thereof is provided. The electrode has a metal substrate coated with a catalytic composition made of thin layers based on oxides of tin, iridium and ruthenium and combines excellent characteristics of anodic potential and selectivity with respect to the reaction of chlorine evolution w...