ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,449, issued on May 27.

"Substrate containing borosilicate glass for heat rejection or mitigation and enhanced durability and strength" was invented by Terrance M McInerney (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to materials, and specifically to materials such as sheet, molded or extruded polymer materials containing flake, formed, powdered, granulated or splintered borosilicate glass for heat rejection or mitigation and enhanced durability and strength. The invention provides a synthetic substrate that includes: 1 to 70 wt % borosilicate glass having an average size of 0.1 to 50 um; and 30 to 99 wt % p...