ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,181, issued on June 24, was assigned to ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (Hangzhou, China).

"Miniature graphene aerogel device and preparation method thereof" was invented by Zhen Xu (Hangzhou, China), Kai Pang (Hangzhou, China), Chao Gao (Hangzhou, China) and Xiaoting Liu (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a preparation method for a graphene aerogel array sensor and use thereof. A miniature graphene aerogel array device is prepared by combining in-situ printing and solvent plasticization and foaming, which has excellent flexibility and stability, and is suitable for use in a variety of scenarios, such as sensors, and e...