ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,378, issued on July 28, was assigned to H.B. Fuller Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Hot melt composition in the form of a film for use in photovoltaic modules" was invented by Thomas F. Kauffman (Easton, Pa.) and Jayesh G. Bokria (South Windsor, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention features a hot melt composition in the form of a film including a blend of propylene based polymers and ethylene based polymers. The hot melt composition in the form of a film is useful as an encapsulant for photovoltaic modules."
The patent was filed on March 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/611,600.
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