ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,308, issued on May 12, was assigned to Prince & Izant LLC (Cleveland).

"Removable stop-off material for brazing" was invented by Kristina Pavlovna Dyshko (North Royalton, Ohio) and Warren Martin Andre Miglietti (Jupiter, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a stop-off material for a brazing process. The stop-off material includes a solvent, a thickener, and magnesium oxide. About 5 weight percent to about 60 weight percent of the stop-off material comprises the magnesium oxide. The stop-off material is configured to be removed from a surface after heating and via air pressure."

The patent was filed on Feb. 23, 2024,...