ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,039, issued on July 15, was assigned to NISSAN CHEMICAL Corp. (Tokyo).

"Metal oxide particle-containing composition with reduced occurrence of volatile aldehydes" was invented by Yuuki Watanabe (Funabashi, Japan) and Masato Yamaguchi (Funabashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition containing photoactive metal oxide particles and capable of reducing generation of an aldehyde compound, etc. caused by photocatalytic action, and a production method for the composition. The composition including photoactive metal oxide particles (A), a dispersant (B), and an organic solvent (C) other than a volatile aldehyde compound, where...