ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,252, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to BARALDI S.R.L. (Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy).

"Process for extruding a non-ferrous metal using a lubricant release agent composition" was invented by Cosimo Raone (Castel Guelfo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is the use of a composition in a process for extruding metals. Said composition includes at least one sodium and/or potassium phthalate and optionally at least one phthalate of an alkaline-earth metal."

The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2022, under Application No. 17/991,362.

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