ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,003, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Anticorrosive nanocomposite" was invented by Md. Abdul Aziz (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Shaik Inayath Basha (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Maslehuddin (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Shamsad Ahmad (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anticorrosive nanocomposite is described. The anticorrosive nanocomposite includes a cured epoxy and jute carbon. The jute carbon is in the form of flakes. The flakes have a particle size of 0.05-15 micrometers (micro metre). Particles of the jute carbon are dispersed in the cu...