ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,066, issued on July 14, was assigned to SEKISUI CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Laminate and method for using laminate" was invented by Hiroaki Mochizuki (Yamaguchi, Japan), Kenichi Matsumura (Yamaguchi, Japan) and Takehisa Sugaya (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a laminate that has excellent flame-shielding performance and heat-shielding performance and can reduce the transmission of flame and heat generated by ignition inside a battery to the outside, especially when used as a cover for an in-vehicle battery. Provided is a laminate including: a fiber layer including a resin and a fiber;...