ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,639, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to GRAPHENE COMPOSITES Ltd. (Stockton-On-Tees, Great Britain).

"Laminate structure and wearable article" was invented by Sandy Chen (Balcombe, Great Britain) and Stephen Devine (Hebburn, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminate structure comprises a protective layer and a backing structure. The backing structure comprises a first support layer comprising an aerogel and a second support layer comprising a polymer and is arranged so that the second support layer is provided between the protective layer and the first support layer."

The patent was filed on Feb. 22, 2019, under Applic...