US Patent Issued to Simon Fraser University on Nov. 4 for "Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings and methods thereof" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,105, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, Canada).

"Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings and methods thereof" was invented by Hua-Zhong Yu (Burnaby, Canada) and Lishen Zhang (Burnaby, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings and articles coated with the hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings that exhibit superior hydrophobic properties. The hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coatings and the articles coated therewith can be made using unconventional methods, for example, based on a single-step, stoichiometrically-controlled hydrolysis and condensation reaction ...