ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,939, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to HARIMA CHEMICALS Inc. (Kakogawa, Japan).

"Release agent and method of producing resin product" was invented by Yoko Matsunaga (Kakogawa, Japan) and Takumi Miyazaki (Kakogawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A release agent contains a polymer of a polymerizable component containing a (meth)acrylate having a long-chain alkyl group with carbon atoms of 12 to 22 and an acid group-containing ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing monomer, wherein an acid group is neutralized by ammonia and/or amines."

The patent was filed on Jan. 15, 2021, under Application No. 17/793,667.

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