ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,144, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA (Taiyuan, China) and SHANXI ZHONGBEI NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Taiyuan, China).

"Method for evaluating reinforcement effect and efficiency of filler on natural rubber based on particle size of bound rubber particle formed by the filler and natural rubber latex" was invented by Yaqing Liu (Taiyuan, China), Rongyao Tao (Taiyuan, China), Wenqi Wang (Taiyuan, China) and Guizhe Zhao (Taiyuan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for evaluating reinforcement effect and efficiency of a filler on natural rubber based on particle size of bound rubber particles fo...