ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,489, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Graphene Composites Ltd. (Stockton-On-Tees, Great Britain).

"Devices for protecting a body from damage" was invented by Stephen Devine (Hebburn, Great Britain) and Sandy Chen (Balcombe, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for protecting a body from damage. The protective device comprises an outer protective cover, the outer protective cover comprising a thermal energy conduction element for transferring thermal energy through at least part of the outer protective cover and an inner assembly located adjacent the outer protective cover, the inner assembly comprising a thermal en...