ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,160, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Integran Technologies Inc. (Mississauga, Canada).

"Articles comprising heterogeneous and thermally stable grain-refined alloys" was invented by Klaus Tomantschger (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles including anisotropic electrodeposited layers of fine-grained alloys of Co, Cu, Fe, Ni and/or Zn with minor additions of B, O, P and S that provide high strength, ductility and heat-resistance, are disclosed as well as a process for making the articles. Non-metallic additions of less than equal to2% are required to significantly increase the maximum temperature at which soft...