ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,901, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to LYTEN INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Composite materials for anti-ballistic applications and methods of fabrication thereof" was invented by Bryce H. Anzelmo (Parsippany, N.J.), Saemi Poelma (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Peter Boul (Emerald Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite material, methods for its fabrication and example applications. The composite material comprises a polymer having a carbon allotrope incorporated into the polymer's crystalline structure. The material is characterized by a crystallinity greater than the native crystallinity of the polymer in the absence of the ca...