ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,665, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Phosphonates and uses thereof" was invented by Aaron Baldwin (Orange, Calif.), John Belletto (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Garrett Ulrich (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are coated substrates. Also provided herein are methods for attaching phosphonates, phosphonic acids, or derivatives thereof to an organic or an inorganic substrate (e.g., a metal oxide substrate) via phosphonate chemistry to form the coated substrates provided herein."

The patent was filed on May 26, 2023, under Application No. 18/202,706.

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