ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,788, issued on July 1, was assigned to OTSUKA CHEMICAL Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Liquid crystal polymer composition, liquid crystal polymer molded body, and electrical and electronic equipment" was invented by Hiroshi Yagi (Tokushima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a liquid crystal polymer composition having excellent light-blocking properties and capable of increasing mechanical strength, such as shock resistance. The liquid crystal polymer composition contains a liquid crystal polymer (A), a particulate carbon material (B), and a reinforcing material (C), wherein the particulate carbon material (B) has a primary pa...