ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,908, issued on July 8, was assigned to Technology Innovation Institute-Sole Proprietorship LLC (Masdar, United Arab Emirates).

"Lightweight nanoparticle composition for a protective apparatus and method of making" was invented by Rafael Celeghini Santiago (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Monserrat Gutierrez (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Haleimah Al Abdouli (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Abdulla AlShehhi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Zhongwei Guan (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes articles that may be used in protective gear, including but not limited to ...