ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,405, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Thermally conductive composite and a method for preparing the same" was invented by Takanori Ito (Annaka, Japan) and Akihiro Endo (Annaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide a thermally conductive composite tape which is in a form of sheet and, therefore, easy to handle, excellent in strength and electrical insulation, easily stick to an element or heat release-member, and shows strong adhesion to the heat-release member. The present invention provides a thermally conductive composite comprising...