February 6, 2009: Evident Technologies Inc. has been awarded a U.S. patent covering the ability to synthesize a semiconductor nanocrystal structure with a metal layer, which dramatically enhances the brightness and stability of the semiconductor nanocrystal complex.

Patent No. 7,482,059 “represents another major advance of semiconductor materials science and further enhances the breadth of the company’s expansive intellectual property portfolio,” the company announced in a news release.

“The issuance of this key patent highlights Evident Technologies’ position as a leader in the development of proprietary semiconductor nanocrystal technologies and provides Evident with broad protection in a rapidly growing segment of the market,” Clint Ballinger, Evident’s CEO, said in the news release.

“In response to growing industry demand, our scientists have worked diligently over the past several years to develop new bright, stable semiconductor nanocrystals.”