ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,780, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TECNIUM LLC.
"Macro-chip reinforced alloy" was invented by Krishna P. Singh (Jupiter, Fla.), Thomas G. Haynes III (Tampa, Fla.) and Luke Chester Sobus (Doylestown, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods of forming a neutron shielding material. Such material may comprise a powder blend comprising a first component comprising a blend of a first metal particle and a first ceramic particle; and a second component comprising a reinforcing chip, the reinforcing chip comprising a second ceramic particle dispersed within a chip metal matrix."
The patent was filed on Feb. 13, ...