ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,173, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Method and device for manufacturing composites made from multi-filament fibers" was invented by David Olsommer (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Antonio Delfino (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for the manufacture of an elongate composite element comprising a bundle (20) of multifilament fibers embedded in a composition based on a polymerizable substance comprising the following comprises: arranging multifilament fibers in the form of several individual strands, so that a first strand (20a...