ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,820, issued on June 10, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Use of composition in device, device, and refrigeration cycle apparatus" was invented by Yuuki Yotsumoto (Osaka, Japan) and Takashi Usui (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The propagation of a disproportionation reaction of a refrigerant is suppressed. Disclosed is a method that uses a composition in a device, in which the composition includes one or more compounds selected from the group of ethylene-based fluoroolefins, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and the heat capacity of a portion with a melting point greater th...