US Patent Issued to University of Virginia Patent Foundation on Jan. 28 for "Cementitious materials and methods of making and using thereof" (Virginia, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,053, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.).

"Cementitious materials and methods of making and using thereof" was invented by Andres F. Clarens (Charlottesville, Va.) and Dan A. Plattenberger (Waxhaw, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are cementitious materials as well as methods of forming cured cementitious materials. In one aspect, provided are methods of forming a cured cementitious material that comprise (a) contacting a cementitious material comprising a calcium silicate precursor with water and carbon dioxide under conditions effective to form crystalline'...