ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,087, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Layered body and extrusion-molded article" was invented by Kozue Osawa (Osaka, Japan), Yuuki Kuwajima (Osaka, Japan) and Masayuki Tsuji (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a laminate comprising a fluoroelastomer layer and a polymer layer, wherein the fluoroelastomer layer is formed of a fluoroelastomer composition containing a fluoroelastomer, a basic polyfunctional compound, and a polytetrafluoroethylene, and the polytetrafluoroethylene is dispersed in a state of single particles in the fluoroelastomer layer."

The patent was filed o...