ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,648, issued on July 28, was assigned to COEUS Ltd. (Douglas Isle of Man, Great Britain).

"Structural shell" was invented by Hendrik Johannes Wats (Douglas Isle of Man, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a structural shell comprising a basalt fibre-reinforced material, wherein the basalt fibre-reinforced material comprises a polymer material, the polymer material being capable of at least partially thermally cracking at a temperature of from 200 to 600deg C."

The patent was filed on Oct. 26, 2021, under Application No. 18/036,516.

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