US Patent Issued to RHODIA OPERATIONS on Nov. 4 for "Process for the preparation of modified silica, modified silica and its uses" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,067, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to RHODIA OPERATIONS (Lyons, France).

"Process for the preparation of modified silica, modified silica and its uses" was invented by Pascaline Garbey (Saint Didier Au Mont d'Or, France), Philippe Marion (Vernaison, France), Matthieu Corbet (Vourles, France), Frederic Colbeau-Justin (Leuville-sur-Orge, France) and Thomas Galeandro-Diamant (Villeurbanne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified silica comprising organic molecules absorbed on the surface of a precipitated silica is provided. The modified silica is particularly suitable for use as filler in elastomeric mixtures as it provides im...