ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,466, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Bolton, Canada).

"Apparatus and method for coinjection of a multilayer molded article with a segmented internal layer" was invented by Damish Jaidka (Brampton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a method of coinjection molding a multilayer article having a multi-segment internal layer is disclosed. A surface layer material is injected into a mold cavity from at least one of an inner outlet and an outer outlet of a multi-channel nozzle. An internal layer material is intermittently injected into the mold cavity from an intermediate outlet ...