US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on Nov. 4 for "In situ exfoliation method to fabricate a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite" (New Jersey, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,064, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"In situ exfoliation method to fabricate a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite" was invented by Thomas J. Nosker (Stockton, N.J.), Jennifer K. Lynch-Branzoi (Belle Mead, N.J.), Justin W. Hendrix (Washington), Bernard H. Kear (Whitehouse Station, N.J.), Gordon Chiu (Summit, N.J.) and Stephen Tse (Warren, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite is disclosed. The method includes distributing graphite microparticles into a molten thermoplastic polymer phase; and ...