ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,432, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Composite member" was invented by Naoki Kurizoe (Osaka, Japan), Ryosuke Sawa (Osaka, Japan), Natsuki Sato (Osaka, Japan) and Tatsuro Yoshioka (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite member includes an inorganic matrix part made from an inorganic substance including at least one of a metal oxide or a metal oxide hydroxide and an organic fiber that is directly fixed to the inorganic matrix part without interposing an adhesive substance different from the inorganic substance making up the inorganic matrix part an...