ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,020, issued on May 20, was assigned to LANXESS Corp. (Pittsburgh).

"Flame retardant and stabilizer combined for use with thermoplastics" was invented by Qingliang He (Cheshire, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a novel flame retardant and stabilizer additive composition for thermoplastic polymers, the additive composition including at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant and at least one epoxide, as described herein. The presently disclosed additive compositions are useful over a wide range of thermoplastic applications, particularly in thermoplastic polymers that are processed and/or u...