ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,826, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).

"Analysis method" was invented by Kentaro Oishi (Kobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an analysis method enabling accurate estimation of the types, amounts, and mixing ratios of fillers present in an elastomer composition, including whether the sample contains two or more fillers. The present disclosure relates to an analysis method including estimating the type, amount, and mixing ratio of at least one filler in an elastomer composition containing an elastomer component and the filler, the method including estimation based on the...