ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,762, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Xerox Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Highly spherical polyamide microparticles and synthesis methods related thereto" was invented by Hojjat Seyed Jamali (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of synthesizing polyamide microparticles may comprise: dehydrating and shearing a mixture comprising a matrix fluid, an emulsion stabilizer at about 0.01 wt % to about 50 wt % based on the weight of the matrix fluid, a solvent at about 13 wt % to about 75 wt % based on the weight of the matrix fluid, and a cyclic amide monomer at about 20 wt % to about 90 wt % based on the weight of the ma...