ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,290, issued on July 14, was assigned to SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG (Baar, Switzerland).

"Insulating element" was invented by Roman Krucker (Zurich, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a vehicle, includes at least two interconnected modules, the modules having essentially an identical design, and wherein a module has in each case a carrier and an expandable material arranged on the carrier. The insulating element further includes at least one fixing element for fixing the insulating element to the structural element, the fixing element being connected to at least one module."...