Dr. Imam issued U.S patent number 9,120,697 B2

On September 1, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent 9,120,697 B2 to Research Prof. Ashraf Imam (MAE) and his colleagues for “Silicon Carbide Synthesis.” This patent, which is a follow up to his previous patent (reported in the August 17 issue of the newsletter), deals with making silicon carbide from agricultural husk, whereas the previous patent deals with more focused agricultural waste not including wheat husk.