US Patent Issued to NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES on Aug. 26 for "Mitigation of alkali-silica reaction in concrete using lithium-stabilized dispersion of silica" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,076, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Ashland, Mass.).

"Mitigation of alkali-silica reaction in concrete using lithium-stabilized dispersion of silica" was invented by Robert J. Nehring Jr. (Hopedale, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and composition for mitigating alkali-silica reaction in concrete. According to one embodiment, the composition may comprise a lithium-stabilized colloidal silica or a powder that is obtained from a lithium-stabilized colloidal silica. The composition may be used as an admixture for a concrete mix that also comprises cement, one or more aggregates, water and, o...