ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,815, issued on June 10, was assigned to NOBEL/Noble Elements/LLC (Cheyenne, Wyo.).

"Preparation of highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles using synergistic dispersing agents" was invented by Dan Goia (Flemington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for preparing highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles and described herein. Contemplated methods comprise combining a selected polysaccharidic dispersant with a selected non-reacting dispersant to yield concentrated silver dispersions with enhanced stability and lowered undesirable residual organics. Contemplated methods further compri...