ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,534, issued on June 30, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN (Courbevoie, France).
"Heat-resistant product" was invented by Julien Fourcade (Cavaillon, France), Marielle Thibault (Cavaillon, France), Audrey Durand (Dordives, France) and Cedric Frot (Souppes/Loing, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process is provided for a heat-resistant product that hasa support chosen from a glass fiber and an assembly of glass fibers, anda coating extending over the outer surface of said support, in a zone called the "protected zone." The coating has particles having a mean size of less than 100 nm and has m...