ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,930, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. (Cleveland).

"Thermoplastic polyurethane composition" was invented by Vahab Solouki Bonab (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Kenneth H. Kim (Hudson, Ohio) and Aditi Shankar (North Royalton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an article made from a thermoplastic polyurethane composition having that has high flex modulus, low density, and is capable of withstanding repeated cyclic deformation. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition is formed from the reaction product of a polyol component, which includes a blend of a polyether polyol, such as...