ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,882, issued on April 14, was assigned to MORGAN ADHESIVES COMPANY LLC (Stow, Ohio).

"Silicone compositions containing acrylate cure accelerator" was invented by Timothy M. Smith (Hudson, Ohio), Joseph D. Gorczyca (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), Gary A. McMaster (Stow, Ohio) and Scott Moeller (Munroe Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions are disclosed which include between about 0.05 to about 5 or less wt. % of at least one acrylate monomer based on the total weight of the composition. The acrylate monomer reduces the peak cure temperature, thereby accelerating the rate of cure, without sacrificing completeness of the cure ...