ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,770, issued on July 14, was assigned to EACH DREAM Co. LTD. (Ichinomiya, Japan).
"Thermal insulation material and method for producing thermal insulation material" was invented by Hideo Hamamura (Ichinomiya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal insulation material contains: a dehydration condensation reaction product of sodium silicate; alumina cement; and smoked charcoal. The thermal insulation material preferably further contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a silica-based hollow balloon, a silicate mineral, and diatomaceous earth. The thermal insulation material has, for example, a board-shaped form....