ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,418, issued on April 7, was assigned to UNIFRAX I LLC (Tonawanda, N.Y.).
"Fiber-containing fire protection material" was invented by Andrew Bodratti (Buffalo, N.Y.), Jonathan Cross (Clarence Center, N.Y.), Alexander J. Manly (Amherst, N.Y.) and Trevor West (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire protection material includes at least 10 wt % of inorganic fibers, at least 5 wt % of an additive dispersed within the inorganic fibers, the additive selected from fibers, particles, platelets, aerogels, a foam, or combinations thereof; and at least 2 wt % of a binder dispersed within the inorganic fibers. The inorganic fibers, a...