ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,993, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.).

"High value products derived from coal-based feedstocks" was invented by Jeramie J. Adams (Laramie, Wyo.), Jianqiang Huo (Laramie, Wyo.), Devang P. Khambhati (Laramie, Wyo.), Jean-Pascal Planche (Laramie, Wyo.) and Joseph F. Rovani Jr. (Laramie, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of processing a coal-based feedstock to a high value product are provided. In one embodiment a method of processing a coal-based feedstock to a high value product, the method comprises the steps of: contacting the coal-based feedstock with one or more solvents under non-p...