ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,345, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio).

"Nanocomposite of molybdenum oxide and conductive carbon for formaldehyde gas detection at room temperature" was invented by Ana C. Alba Rubio (Toledo, Ohio), Dong-shik Kim (Toledo, Ohio) and Haidar Alolaywi (Toledo, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor for formaldehyde gas, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same, are described."

The patent was filed on Dec. 6, 2021, under Application No. 18/265,788.

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