US Patent Issued to University of Central Florida Research Foundation on Nov. 25 for "Crucibles for thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,853, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Crucibles for thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)" was invented by Gaume Romain (Orlando, Fla.) and Matthew Julian (Merritt Island, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crucible for a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system can include a side wall defining a crucible opening, and a base enclosed by side wall and opposite the crucible opening. The base and side wall form an interior volume configured to hold a material for thermogravimetric analysis. The base can include a base shape configured to prevent a center of mass of ...