US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on Nov. 18 for "Sorbent materials and water harvesting devices including the same" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,483, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Sorbent materials and water harvesting devices including the same" was invented by Zhiyong Xia (Rockville, Md.), Matthew W. Logan (Columbia, Md.) and Spencer A. Langevin (Columbia, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sorbent materials comprising a nanofiber composite including a polymeric material defining a continuous phase and at least one metal organic framework (MOF) material defining a discontinuous phase are provided. The at least one MOF material is dispersed throughout the continuous phase of the polymeric material. Fibrous mats comprising the s...