ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,431, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Infrared reflective wrap film" was invented by Claus W. Loescher (Neuss, Germany), Domenica Kirchmeyer (Viersen, Germany) and Anja C. Rohmann (Moers, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are conformable infrared reflective wrap films, film forming compositions, methods of making, and uses of such wrap films. In preferred embodiments the conformable film comprises a polymer selected from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyurethane, polyester, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), in particular PVC is preferred. The conformable infrared refle...