ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,451, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TOPPAN INC. (Tokyo).

"Quantum dot and method for producing the same" was invented by Toshiaki Shimasaki (Fukuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a quantum dot that includes synthesizing a quantum dot represented by AgInE2 (E is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur) from a silver raw material, an indium raw material, and a chalcogenide raw material (chalcogenide is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur)."

The patent was filed on Dec. 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/527,566.

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