ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,157, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to ASAHI KASEI K.K. (Tokyo).

"Aminimide compound, aminimide composition, curing agent, epoxy resin composition, method for producing aminimide compound, encapsulant, and adhesive" was invented by Naoya Kamimura (Tokyo) and Teruhisa Yamada (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an aminimide compound that is excellent in penetration and has excellent curability and storage stability. An aminimide compound represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3):wherein each R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent or n-valent organic group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms and opt...