ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,942, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to James Avery Craftsman Inc. (Kerrville, Texas).
"Laser weldable sterling alloy" was invented by Dejan Stojakovic (Boerne, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterling silver chain and method of manufacturing a sterling silver chain comprising a plurality of chain links. Each of the chain links can comprise a sterling silver wire, the sterling silver wire comprising a first end and a second end. Each of the first end and the second end of each of the plurality of chain links can be joined together through a weld. Each of the plurality of chain links can comprise at least 92.5% by weight silver...