ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,588, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Takemoto Oil & Fat Co. Ltd. (Gamagori, Japan).

"Inorganic fiber sizing agent and inorganic fibers" was invented by Akihiro Doi (Gamagori, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an inorganic fiber sizing agent that contains an epoxy compound, an aliphatic sulfonic acid salt, and a nonionic surfactant."

The patent was filed on Dec. 2, 2022, under Application No. 18/716,041.

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