ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,157, issued on July 28, was assigned to Fuji Polymer Industries Co. Ltd. (Aichi, Japan).

"Silicone laminate and battery" was invented by Masakazu Hattori (Aichi, Japan) and Yuko Kimura (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silicone laminate 1 includes layers of a silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and a silicone layer (B) 3 with a lower hardness than the silicone rubber layer (A) 2. The silicone layer (B) 3 is at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a silicone sponge layer (B1) and a silicone gel layer (B2). Both the silicone rubber layer (A) 2 and the silicone layer (B) 3 are made of a material that is converted t...