ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,601, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to INNOSPEC Ltd. (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain).

"Polymeric materials" was invented by Carl Waterson (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain), Richard David Hayton (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain) and Ian Malcolm McRobbie (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for undertaking a chemical reaction includes an elongate housing and a receptacle. The elongate housing may include a cooling means, and end fittings, which may include ports where fluids may be introduced and/or removed. In use of the apparatus, a chemical reaction product is formed within the receptacle. Subsequentl...