US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California, SuperMetalix on July 1 for "Tungsten tetraboride composite matrix and uses thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,921, issued on July 1, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.) and SuperMetalix Inc. (Los Angeles).

"Tungsten tetraboride composite matrix and uses thereof" was invented by Richard B. Kaner (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Christopher L. Turner (Lancaster, Calif.), Madapusi K. Keshavan (Oceanside, Calif.) and Jack Kavanaugh (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are composite materials, methods, tools and abrasive materials comprising a tungsten-based metal composition, a tungsten carbide, and an alloy. In some cases, the composite materials or matrix are...