US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates, W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. on May 12 for "Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) particles and filled articles produced therewith" (American, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,929, issued on May 12, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.) and W. L. Gore & Associates G.K. (Tokyo).

"Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) particles and filled articles produced therewith" was invented by Guy A. Sbriglia (Christiana, Pa.), Jeffrey A. Knopf (Wilmington, Del.), Mark D. Edmundson (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Shunsuke Takaki (Okayama, Japan), Shailesh P. Vidhate (Malvern, Pa.), Ryuta Yamamoto (Okayama, Japan) and Joseph W. Henderson (Elkton, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, materials, and methods for preparing polyethylene electrodes for use in energy storage ...