ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,161, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to HERAEUS AMLOY TECHNOLOGIES GMBH (Hanau, Germany) and KUNSTSTOFF-INSTITUT FUR DIE MITTELSTANDISCHE WIRTSCHAFT NRW GMBH (Ludenscheid, Germany).

"Tool insert for a primary shaping tool and primary shaping tool equipped with said tool insert" was invented by Hans Jurgen Wachter (Karlstein, Germany), Valeska Melde (Karlstein, Germany) and Udo Hinzpeter (Ludenscheid, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a tool insert for a primary shaping tool, comprising a thermal insulator disposed on a main part having a molding surface contacted by the molten material to be shaped, said...