US Patent Issued to Alps South on Aug. 26 for "Phase change material for thermal therapy and delivery of active ingredients" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,088, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Alps South LLC (St. Petersburg, Fla.).

"Phase change material for thermal therapy and delivery of active ingredients" was invented by Aldo Laghi (Pinellas Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a therapeutic material incorporating a soft thermoformable elastomer with a phase change material exhibiting high latent heat of fusion. The compound provides elasticity, softness, formability, and heat over an extended duration and to facilitate prolonged skin contact at elevated temperatures. Used in combination with active ingredients the increased temperature and formabil...