ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,712, issued on May 19, was assigned to SHPP Global Technologies B.V. (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands).

"Thermoplastic compositions including blends of polyether ether ketone and polyetherimide" was invented by Weibing Teng (Selkirk, N.Y.) and Hao Zhou (Mt. Vernon, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Thermoplastic compositions include: from about 50 wt % to about 70 wt % of a PEEK (polyether ether ketone) component; from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a PEI (polyetherimide) component; and from about 20 wt % to about 40 wt % of a glass fiber component. The combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt %, and all ...