US Patent Issued to The George Washington University on Feb. 3 for "Microencapsulation of friction modifier additives and other additives for performance enhancement in automotive and industrial applications" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,291, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to The George Washington University (Washington).

"Microencapsulation of friction modifier additives and other additives for performance enhancement in automotive and industrial applications" was invented by Stephen Hsu (Germantown, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to microencapsulated friction modifiers additives used in lubricants or other solutions, to their preparation, and to the use thereof to improve fuel economy of the engines and machines by enhancing friction reduction and prolonging the friction reduction time period."

The patent was filed on June 17, 202...