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Article: U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Michigan (Feb. 19)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Michigan.***U.S., Turkish Inventors Develop Expanded Nanoclays Production MethodALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- Gokhan Andi of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Kivanc Isik of Aydin, Turkey, have developed an expanded nanoclay composite material.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of producing nanoclays comprising the steps of preparing a first intercalant alkali salt of a carboxylic acid, adding the first intercalant to a swelled clay at a temperature of at least 50 degree Celsius so that the metal ions on the clay surface forms a complex with the ...